A navy helicopter caught fireplace throughout a coaching mission and was compelled to make an emergency touchdown at California’s Camp Pendleton, authorities stated.
The plane — a CH53-E Tremendous Stallion — skilled an engine fireplace at 4:11 p.m. Friday, prompting an emergency touchdown at Camp Pendleton, a Marine corps base close to the 5 Freeway in scenic Oceanside in line with a press release from the third Plane Wing.
4 navy personnel had been in a position to escape the burning whirly chook with out harm — however had been unable to place out the flames, in line with NBC San Diego.
The chopper, which relies at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, roughly 40 miles from the crash website, burned for at the least an hour, the outlet reported.
The fireplace was extinguished by native first responders and Marine Corps personnel, in line with the assertion.
“We ask for the public’s patience and cooperation as we respond to this situation. For now, we urge the community to avoid the area to allow emergency responders to do their work safely,” the assertion concluded.
There have been a number of different navy helicopter crashes throughout coaching missions over the past yr.
5 marines, additionally from the third Marine Plane Wing who had been additionally conducting a coaching mission, died when their helicopter went down within the mountains exterior San Diego on Feb. 8.
Two Nationwide Guard troopers died on Feb 23. whereas conducting a coaching mission in Mississippi.
On March 8, two troopers and one Border Patrol agent had been killed in a crash close to Texas’ southern border.
5 Military particular operations troopers had been killed in a helicopter crash within the Mediterranean Sea, throughout a routine air refueling coaching mission.
