{"id":2650076,"date":"2026-08-26T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-us-military-chopper-goes-down-this-time-in-colorado\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:29:25","slug":"another-us-military-chopper-goes-down-this-time-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-us-military-chopper-goes-down-this-time-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Another US Military Chopper Goes Down \u2013 This Time in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanother-us-military-chopper-goes-down-this-time-in-colorado%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A helicopter from the U.S. Army Black Hawk crashed in colorado during a routine training exercise, resulting in no injuries among the four soldiers onboard. The incident was reported to the sheriff\u2019s office, and an investigation is ongoing. Authorities confirmed that there was no fire or fuel leak, and the community is not at risk. Footage shows meaningful damage to the helicopter near downed trees.This event follows a recent crash in Texas where two soldiers died when an Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed into a field,sparking a wildfire. The soldiers who died were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead. The military expressed condolences to their families, and the investigation into the Colorado crash continues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A United States Army Black Hawk helicopter with four soldiers on board crashed in Colorado on Tuesday morning, following an \u201caviation mishap\u201d that occurred during a training exercise.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denver7.com\/news\/foothills\/army-helicopter-involved-in-aviation-mishap-during-routine-training-exercise-goes-down-in-gilpin-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> to KMGH-TV that no one was injured in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported by the local county sheriff\u2019s office, after which emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene. An investigation into the matter is underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is aware of an August 25, 2026, aviation mishap during routine training operations near Denver, Colorado,\u201d the representative wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause this is currently the subject of an active safety investigation, we cannot provide additional comment or information at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gilpin County Sheriff\u2019s Office also posted an update to Facebook, saying the media staging area had been closed and that there will be no further updates regarding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gilpin County Sheriff\u2019s Office is aware of a military helicopter incident on the East side of Thorodin Mountain involving a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with four individuals on board,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, no injuries have been reported, and there is no reported fuel leak or fire associated with the incident. Emergency personnel are on scene, and there is no known threat to the surrounding community. We will provide additional information as it becomes available and appropriate for release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGilpinSheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02YchRmCK6hMAW2qhonN6TFVJfCmbxjYQmDsmPndRTEbQv6SbPTaX5jEdTXtRyR21Gl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"424\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video footage showed the heavily damaged chopper near downed trees following the crash, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/26\/us-news\/us-army-black-hawk-helicopter-goes-down-during-training-mishap\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>This news came nearly two weeks after two soldiers were killed in Salado, Texas, after a U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed, CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/apache-helicopter-crash-salado-texas-fort-hood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bell County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Bill Coleman said two pilots were on board during the incident and were later pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the helicopter crashed into a field, but didn\u2019t hit any civilians or community structures. 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