Military helicopter crashes into power lines in Washington state, utility provider says

Military helicopter crashes into power lines in Washington state, utility provider says

A military helicopter crashed Friday into high-voltage transmission lines in Washington state, officials said.  Grant PUD, a public utility provider, said power lines were down in the Columbia River and across State Route 243, which is closed. The company said the aircraft was a military helicopter, citing the Grant County Sheriff's Office.  It was unclear if anyone was injured.  Fox News Digital has reached out to authorities and the utility co…

A US military helicopter hooked wires with a high-voltage power line (PTL) near Beverly, Washington State. This was reported by Grant County electricity supplier Grant PUD. After the wires were broken, a fire started. The cables partially fell into the Columbia River and partly on the highway. The road is now closed. In March, an An-24 aircraft, owned by Polar Airlines, collided with a power transmission pylon at the airport in Belaya Gora in Ya…

A US military helicopter near Beverly, Washington, hooked high-voltage wires and a fire started, according to Grant County utilities in... RIA Novosti, September 30, 2023