Fort Drum Apache helicopter performs precautionary landing in Evans Mills field
EVANS MILLS — Possible transmission problems led to a precautionary landing Thursday for an Apache helicopter from Fort Drum in a field near the intersection of County Route 46 and Call Road.
The helicopter landed at about 11:03 a.m., according to county dispatch.
Capt. Peter K. Smedberg, a public affairs officer with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, said crews are still assessing the helicopter’s status, and whether it would be able to fly back to post. The two pilots in the aircraft were not injured, he said.
They landed the helicopter in the middle of a grassy field after a warning light came on during a routine flight training. The closest building was approximately half a mile away.
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Army Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Near Evans Mills
A Fort Drum helicopter on a training missions made an emergency landing near Evans Mills Thursday morning after it developed mechanical problems.
Jefferson County emergency dispatchers say they received a call from Fort Drum shortly after 11 a.m. saying an Apache helicopter with transmission problems was trying to land on the Army post.
It instead landed at a field off State Route 37. Army officials say the crew saw warning lights in the cockpit and heard something out of the ordinary.
Dispatchers say two crew members were on board and no one was injured.
Source: http://www.wwnytv.com
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