Army grounds all Apache helicopter flights
The stand-down will remain until investigators determine the cause of the crash that killed two soldiers, Army officials said.
- On Friday, the U.S. Army halted all AH-64 Apache training flights following a fatal crash Wednesday near Salado, Texas, that killed two Fort Hood soldiers assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, were conducting a maintenance test flight when their aircraft experienced a mishap at approximately 1:40 p.m. Wednesday.
- The crash ignited the Dove Hollow Fire, which burned roughly 155 acres in Bell County before firefighters reached full containment Thursday. More than 200 firefighters from 22 agencies responded to contain the blaze.
- A safety investigation team from the Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, is leading the inquiry into the crash's root cause. The stand-down remains in effect until investigators determine what happened.
- This fatal accident follows several recent military aviation training mishaps across the services, including a B-52 Stratofortress crash and Navy EA-18G Growler midair collision. The Apache remains a core Army component, with more than 5,000 units fielded by the U.S. military and its allies since 1984.
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The U.S. Army has temporarily suspended flight operations for all its Apache helicopters following an accident this week near Fort Hood, Texas, in which two soldiers were killed.
Army temporarily halts Apache helicopter training missions after deadly Texas crash
No cause of the Wednesday crash has been released because the investigation has just begun. A safety investigation team from the Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is trying to determine what happened, the Army said.
Army temporarily grounds all Apache helicopter flights after fatal crash
By Luis Martinez The Army on Friday announced it's temporarily grounding all Apache helicopter flights following the fatal crash near Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this week. "Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations," the Army said in a statement. "The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better
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