Tag: helicopter

Deadly North Carolina news helicopter crash likely caused by faulty inspections, loose parts

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB’s final report on the 2022 crash, which was released Thursday, said the probable cause was inadequate inspections by the pilot […]

2 National Guard members die in Mississippi helicopter crash

BALDWYN, Miss. — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi, officials said. The aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn, Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar told WTVA-TV. The site is about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. The helicopter was […]

Army scraps future scout helicopter program in multibillion-dollar shake-up of aviation program

A multibillion-dollar program to field the Army‘s next-generation scout helicopter is going on the chopping block as part of changes to manned and unmanned Army aviation systems. On Thursday, the Army said it’s canceling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program in order to “meet emerging capability requirements in a resource-constrained environment.” The service also will […]