Breaking: Crash US Army Lakota!

During the morning of Tuesday 20 April 2021, an UH-72A Lakota crashlanded near Brown Stagefield AHP, just west to Fort Rucker (AL).

Both on board were reported to have been entrapped in the wreckage but they were freed by fire and rescue services and transported to hospital for treatment. The US Army did not make any statements on the extend of the injuries to the aircrew, but they confirmed there were no fatalities.

Also the extend of the damage to the helicopter is not yet clear. Video reports from local news sites have some footage, but only a small part of the helicopter is visible above the vegitation.

The Fort Rucker code seems to be 71J, which would make it serial 15-72371. Both 1-212th AVN and 1-223rd AVN at Fort Rucker share a fleet of over just 200 UH-72A Lakota helicopters which are used for elementary helicopter pilot training.

Photo: still from video via wsfa.com