Training Accident Occurs with Sea Ranger Helicopter

A mishap involving a Training Air Wing FIVE TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. CDT on June 5 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field’s Navy Outlying Landing Field Spencer in Pace, Fla.

Both student and instructor have been released from a local hospital, where they underwent routine evaluation for minor injuries.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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Press Release, June 06, 2014; Image: US Navy