Hawk helicopters crash during training accident, Utah National Guard says

Feb 23, 2022

Two Utah Nationwide Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters have been concerned in a coaching accident Tuesday morning, crashing close to a preferred ski resort, the Utah Nationwide Guard mentioned.No crew members or skiers on the Snowbird ski resort have been injured, based on Jared Jones, chief warrant officer 5 with the Utah Nationwide Guard.”Everyone seems to be protected,” Jones mentioned. “It was a blessing that everybody was OK.”The accident occurred close to the Mineral Basin space of Snowbird, “about 150 yards off of Snowbird correct,” Jones mentioned.The resort, nearly 30 miles from Salt Lake Metropolis, has the capability to hold greater than 17,000 skiers and snowboarders uphill per hour on its many lifts, based on Snowbird’s web site.Each helicopters suffered some injury due to the crash, the Utah Nationwide Guard mentioned in a tweet.