MH-53 helicopter crashes

MH-53 helicopter crashes

An MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, like the one pictured flying over Florida, crashed near Duke Field at approximately 11:45 p.m. Sept. 7, 2007. The helicopter can fly long ranges at low levels in adverse weather. The Pave Low is from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo bySenior Airman Andy M. Kin) Download HiRes

1st Special Operations Wing

9/8/2007 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Two people were injured and five were unhurt when an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, crashed near Duke Field at approximately 11:45 p.m. Sept. 7, 2007.

The aircraft was performing a routine training mission.
The Eglin fire department responded. Airman 1st Class Bradley Jordan, 20th Special Operations Squadron gunner, was transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Col. William Nelson, Air Force Special Operations Command Surgeon General's office, was transferred to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. The remaining crew members were transferred to Eglin Hospital for evaluation.

No one on the ground was injured and no civilian property damage was caused by the accident.

A board of officers will investigate the accident. As soon as additional details become available, they will be provided.