2023 Alaska mid-air collision
An AH-64, similar to both aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 2023 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision; under investigation |
| Site | Healy, Alaska, United States |
| Total fatalities | 3 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Total survivors | 1 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing AH-64 Apache |
| Destination | Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing AH-64 Apache |
| Destination | Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
On 27 April 2023, two AH-64 Apache helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, collided near Healy, Alaska, approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) south of Fairbanks, when returning from an exercise mission. The incident resulted in three military personnel killed with another one injured. It happened barely one month after two Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky, leading the US Army halting all its aircraft, with the exception of those on "critical missions".