Apache helicopter goes down in water in Pasadena (Texas) area

[TexasTowelie]

Last edited Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Houston Chronicle

An Apache helicopter went down in the water near the Bayport Cruise Terminal on Wednesday, according to a Coast Guard official.

Dustin Williams, Petty Officer 3rd Class, says two people were on board.

The Coast Guard has sent a response boat and a helicopter. No additional details are available at this time.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pasadena/news/article/Reports-of-aircraft-down-in-water-near-La-Porte-10823267.php

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Update:

Officials said they are in "recovery mode" after a military helicopter went down on Wednesday off the Bayport Cruise Terminal.

The helicopter went into the water shortly before 4 p.m., Pasadena Fire Marshal David Brannon said.

Officials confirmed the helicopter is an Apache: a two-seater attack helicopter capable of firing machine guns and rockets.

The Coast Guard's Dustin Williams, Petty Officer 3rd Class, says two people were on board the aircraft when it went down.

[pdxflyboy]

1. NOT GOOD

Harnesses are real tight. A /C has no buoyancy whatsoever.

[Crabby Appleton]

2. The two crew members were killed

rotor blades came off in flight.

LA PORTE, Texas — Texas Army National Guard officials say two crew members aboard an Apache helicopter on a routine training mission have died when their aircraft crashed in Galveston Bay just off the shoreline about 25 miles southeast of Houston.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Glen Webb says names of the victims are being withheld until their relatives are notified. The helicopter was based at nearby Ellington Field.

Witnesses said the aircraft broke apart in the air late Wednesday afternoon. Debris and a small oil slick were on the bay. A piece of the chopper's blade was found on land near the crash site.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/12/29/2-killed-in-military-helicopter-crash-in-galveston-bay.html