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Here is a video of the Blackhawks crashing while we were riding down Mineral Basin around 9:30 am. Military buddy I was riding with recognized the Hawks coming in to land. So far sounds like everyone was ok from what we’ve heard. Thankfully! Video cred: Tom Carney #snowbird pic.twitter.com/JKTAqndqdE
— Cory Inman (@IM_Inman) February 22, 2022
According to the Utah National Guard, 2 Utah National Guard helicopters have crashed in Mineral Basin at Snowbird ski resort in Utah.
The crash occurred at 9:30am today.
Video of that crash has surfaced and is posted above.
The video was shot from the Mineral Basin chairlift at Snowbird ski resort, UT.
“We can confirm that two Utah National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were involved in a training accident at approx. 9:30 a.m. near Mineral Basin [at Snowbird Ski Resort, UT]. No crew members were injured in the accident. Both UH-60s were damaged. The incident is under investigation.” Utah National Guard via Twitter
Many skiers and riders witnessed the crash today.
Today’s Blackhawk helicopter crash comes about 1 year after 2 similar Blackhawk helicopter crashes.
In January 2021, a UH-60 Blackhawk crashed during a training exercise and killed 3 in New York state.
In February 2021, a UH-60 Blackhawk crash killed 3 in Boise, Idaho.
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