An Army helicopter carrying four soldiers crashed in Colorado on Tuesday during a routine training operation, with officials reporting no injuries.
The Black Hawk helicopter went down in a wooded area west of Denver and north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, CBS News reported. The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews responded to the scene and all four soldiers aboard escaped without injuries.
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Officials also reported no fire or fuel leak and said the crash posed no threat to the surrounding community. An Army spokesperson told CBS News the crash was the result of an “aviation mishap” involving a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, an elite special operations aviation unit based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
“The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is aware of an August 25, 2026, aviation mishap during routine training operations near Denver, Colorado. The command takes all training incidents and the safety of our personnel seriously,” the Army Special Operations Aviation Command said in a statement.
An investigation into the incident is underway, and authorities have not said what caused the helicopter to go down.
Images from the scene showed the Black Hawk resting among trees in the mountainous terrain. The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office established a staging area for emergency personnel at a nearby campground as the investigation continues.
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The crash comes weeks after an Apache attack helicopter crashed in Texas, killing two soldiers and sparking a wildfire. The combined number of military accidents in 2026 has already surpassed the total for 2025.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Army for comment.
