FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. — A helicopter crash at an Alabama military base Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, the local medical examiner who was called to the scene said.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during routine flight training at Fort Novosel Army Base, about 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Montgomery, Dale County Coroner John Cawley said. The crash killed a flight instructor who was piloting the helicopter. There was only one other passenger, a student, who is being treated for minor injuries at a hospital.
Military authorities did not immediately release any information about the circumstances of the crash.
“Our primary concern is the welfare and health of the student pilot and the care and concern of the deceased’s family,” Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, US Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel commanding general, said in a statement to news outlets.
According to the statement, the accident is under investigation.
Fort Novosel was formerly known as Fort Rucker. It is the Army’s primary training facility for helicopter pilots.