One Dead After Helicopter Crash At A&M
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One Dead After Helicopter Crash At A&M
One person is dead and four others are injured after a Texas Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crashed Monday afternoon on the Texas A&M campus.
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(January 12, 2009)—One person is confirmed dead and four others are injured after a Texas Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crashed Monday afternoon on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.

Three injured crewmen were taken to College Station Medical Center in critical condition.

The fourth survivor was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Bryan.

The helicopter went down in a field near the Corps of Cadets Quadrangle.

It happened during an ROTC field training exercise that involved as many as five helicopters.

One of those aboard was Army lieutenant assigned to A&M's ROTC unit.

No students were among the injured, a university spokesman said.

Scott Walker, who witnessed the crash, said he saw two helicopters lift off about 3 p.m.

The first one took off without trouble, but Walker said the second seemed to go out of control and started spinning.

He said the helicopter suddenly dropped straight down into the ground."

Multiple emergency agencies responded to the crash site.

Some roads in the area were blocked.

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Posted by: Nick Location: Fort Hood on Jan 13, 2009 at 04:10 PM

Glen you are a moron! These helicopters are just machines, and don't think for one minute that they were not completly reset, and refurbished before putting them into the air when they got back. Things happen to brand new birds straight from the factory. Quit standing on your little soap box and complaining about a war you have probably only watched on TV! A fine young man was killed in a tragic accident, and it has NOTHING to do with IRAQ! May God Bless this soldier and his family.
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Posted by: Glen Location: Killeen on Jan 13, 2009 at 01:33 PM

Just another piece of taxpayer equipment that got worn out in the Iraq fiasco.
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Posted by: Dave Location: Waco on Jan 13, 2009 at 04:58 AM

These machines are precarious things
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