The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a crew of the National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, reporting it was “lit up” by a green laser about two miles from North Dakota’s Hector International Airport.
FAA officials said the incident occurred around 9pm local time on Thursday.
No injuries have been reported, according to the agency.
The Army said the Black Hawk is run by the National Guard. (Roni Recordoma/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The Army confirmed with Fox News Digital that the aircraft was operated by the National Guard.
FAA officials will notify local governments and investigate.
The incident comes more than a week after the tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Jersey CityNew Jersey, killed six people on April 10th. – Includes pilot, two other adults and three children.
The Black Hawk helicopter crew reported being “lit up” by a green laser. (US Army Cap. Adan Sezareth)
Six deaths, including three children, fell sharply into the Hudson River after the helicopter
Elsewwere, January, Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the air with passenger planes Potomac River Sixty-seven people were killed during the Army’s “flight check.” There were no survivors.
Since then, the FAA has said it will “take a series of measures” to improve safety in the vicinity. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Authorities said they identified more than 15,000 instances of planes that have been warned about helicopters between October 2021 and December 2024.
The crew recovered the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on the Potomac River in Washington, DC, after the plane was involved in a fatal collision with the Army Black Hawk on January 29th. (Lee Green, Fox News Digital)
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In March, the FAA announced that it would permanently restrict non-essential helicopter operations around the DCA, eliminate mixed helicopter and fixed wing traffic, and permanently close certain helicopter routes recommended by the National Road Safety Commission.
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Simultaneous use of certain runways was also prohibited, and visual separation was limited to certain ones Coast GuardMarines and Park Police helicopters out of airspace with limited airspace.
The National Guard did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
