2 Black Hawk helicopters crash in Utah Utah Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during airborne training at Fairfield, Utah, June 20, 2012. (Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards/U.S. Army)
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Two Utah National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in northern Utah on Tuesday morning, the Guard announced.
“We can confirm that two Utah National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were involved in a training accident at approx. 9:30 a.m. near Mineral Basin,” the Guard said in a statement posted to Twitter.
Breaking: We can confirm that two Utah National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were involved in a training accident at approx. 9:30 a.m. near Mineral Basin. No crew members were injured in the accident. Both UH-60s were damaged. The incident is under investigation.
— Utah National Guard (@UTNationalGuard) February 22, 2022
All crew members survived and none were injured in the incident. Both of the helicopters suffered damage in the crash.
It’s not yet clear what caused the crash. The Guard said an investigation was underway.
The crash took place at the Snowbird Ski Resort in Mineral Basin, located an hour southeast of Salt Lake City. Photos posted on social media show the Black Hawks on the ground with skiers nearby.
He also shared this video which appears to show them flying into the Mineral Basin area. @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/UK9rXDiEZa
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) February 22, 2022
A video taken by a skier also shows the two helicopters flying side by side before the crash.
The Snowbird Ski Resort shut down operations just after the crash.
Fox 13 tweeted video of skiers passing by one of the crashed helicopters on Tuesday morning. The video shows just how close the helicopter went down next to an active and well-trafficked ski area.
Video taken just after Utah National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Little Cottonwood Canyon (@LifterMike93) https://t.co/TLbMPg88CT pic.twitter.com/2z5lTeVGpl
— FOX 13 News Utah (@fox13) February 22, 2022
