Two Army pilots in training escaped with minor injuries after a helicopter crash in Alabama on Friday, military officials said.
Dale County Fort Novosel confirmed in a news release that two crew members were conducting flight training aboard the UH-72 Lakota helicopter that crashed in Pike County around 2:35 p.m. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash scene in a wooded area near the town of Banks.
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No one was killed and no one on the ground was injured. The pilots were treated for minor injuries.
A UH-72 Lakota helicopter is seen flying over Arlington National Cemetery on November 9, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. On February 23, 2024, two Army pilots escaped with minor injuries in a crash of a UH-72 Lakota helicopter during flight training in Alabama. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The base said the aircraft was damaged, but no damage to property on the ground was reported.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
