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Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes in Alaska, 4 Transported to Hospital
Sam LaGrone
Four people have been taken to the hospital after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed on Monday in southeast Alaska, the service announced. 
The MH-60 Jayhawk was on a training flight originating at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka before going down near Harbor Mountain around 10:07 a.m. local time.
“Rescue crews from Sitka Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at approximately 11:00 a.m. and transported all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center,” reads a statement from the Coast Guard. “No deaths have been reported.”
In a separate statement, the Coast Guard said an investigation was underway.
“The safety, well-being, and rescue of our crew members is our absolute, immediate priority. The cause of the incident is not yet known,” reads a statement from the service. “A formal investigation will be conducted to determine the circumstances surrounding the event.”
In 2023, a Coast Guard Jayhawk crashed in Alaska, resulting in four injuries.
The following is the complete June 22, 2026, statement from the Coast Guard.
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka crashed during a training flight with four people aboard near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, Monday.
Rescue crews from Sitka Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at approximately 11:00 a.m. and transported all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center.
No deaths have been reported.
Watch standers at the Arctic District command center received the report of the crash at approximately 10:07 a.m.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
https://news.usni.org/2026/06/22/coast-guard-helicopter-crashes-in-alaska-4-transported-to-hospital
Helicopter makes hard landing in Lincoln County, Missouri
Taylor Harris
LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. – A helicopter made a hard landing in a wooded area near Troy Air Park in Lincoln County, Mo., earlier today. The pilot, the sole person on board, suffered moderate injuries and was airlifted to a St. Louis-area hospital.
Investigators are working to determine what caused the incident.
According to emergency dispatch traffic, crews responded to reports of a helicopter that came down in a wooded area near Aero Drive. The pilot was conscious and alert after the hard landing. Officials reported a fuel spill at the scene, but no one was trapped inside the aircraft.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells Fox two that the pilot was the only individual onboard the helicopter. Troopers confirmed the pilot was conscious and alert following the hard landing and sustained moderate injuries before being transported for treatment.
Lincoln County Fire officials said civilians and an official helped the pilot out of the helicopter before first responders arrived on scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and will handle the investigation moving forward.
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/helicopter-makes-hard-landing-in-lincoln-county-missouri/amp/
NTSB: No injuries after plane with 10 aboard makes emergency landing in Brooks Range
By Anchorage Daily News
The pilot of a commercial flight carrying nine passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska’s remote and rugged Brooks Range on Monday, federal investigators say.
No injuries were reported after the Wright Air Service pilot made a forced landing on a flight between Coldfoot and Anaktuvuk Pass, according to Clint Johnson, Alaska chief of the National Transportation Safety Board.
It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the landing, he said. The Cessna Caravan came down northwest of Coldfoot, which puts it in the vicinity of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
Two helicopter operators flew to the area, rescued the pilot and passengers, and flew them back to Coldfoot, where they are expected to be flown to Fairbanks, Johnson said.
A Wright Air representative said the company had no comment Monday.
Wright Air carries more than 40,000 passengers a year on scheduled flights to several dozen communities in Interior and northern Interior Alaska, according to the company’s website.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2026/06/22/ntsb-no-injuries-after-plane-with-10-aboard-makes-emergency-landing-in-brooks-range/
NTSB Releases New Details In Kentucky Comp Air InFlight Breakup
Investigators Expand Evidence Collection As Questions Remain
Federal investigators are working to reconstruct the final
minutes of a small aircraft flight that ended in rural Kentucky, where two people lost their lives on Saturday morning.
New information from the National Transportation Safety Board outlines an expanding evidence search that includes radar data, communications records, and witness accounts. While key details of the sequence are beginning to emerge, the reason for the accident remains unclear.
The accident occurred Saturday morning near Nicholasville in Jessamine County. Authorities said Blue Grass Airport began receiving reports around 8:46 a.m. after losing radar contact with the aircraft while it was transmitting distress signals. The NTSB said the aircraft came down at approximately 8:51 a.m. under what it described as “unknown circumstances.”
A witness stated that he looked up and saw one of the wings depart the airplane.
The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that two people died. Sheriff Kevin Grimes said eyewitness information played a key role in locating the scattered wreckage in a farm field near Kentucky Route 169.
Flight tracking data shows the aircraft, a Comp Air CA6-WB registered as N82BT, departed Blue Grass Airport at 8:40 a.m. The short flight lasted roughly six minutes, reaching a recorded altitude of 3,300 feet and a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour before disappearing from radar.
The aircraft will be moved to a secure facility for detailed examination as investigators work to piece together a timeline that could ultimately shed light on how a routine departure turned into a sequence still filled with unanswered questions.
FMI: www.registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry
Today in History
41 Years ago today: On 23 June 1985 Air-India flight AI182, a Boeing 747-200, crashed into the sea 176 km W off Cork, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean, following the detonation of an explosive device , killing all 329 occupants.
| Date: | Sunday 23 June 1985 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-237B |
| Owner/operator: | Air-India |
| Registration: | VT-EFO |
| MSN: | 21473/330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23634 hours |
| Cycles: | 7525 flights |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D-7J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 329 / Occupants: 329 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | 176 km W off Cork, Ireland - Atlantic Ocean |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Mirabel International Airport, QC (YMX/CYMX) |
| Destination airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Investigating agency: | CASB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
Air-India flight AI182, a Boeing 747-200, crashed into the sea 176 km W off Cork, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean, following the detonation of an explosive device , killing all 329 occupants.
Air-India Flight 181/182 was operated by Boeing 747 "Emperor Kanishka". It arrived at Toronto, Canada after a flight from Bombay, Delhi and Frankfurt.
In Toronto a 5th spare engine was fitted below the left wing. The engine had to be ferried for repairs in India. All passengers had disembarked for custom and immigration checks. Some passengers re-boarded the flight to continue to Montreal. A total of 270 passengers boarded the flight. In addition a fresh crew of 22 came aboard. The aircraft took off from Toronto runway 24L at 00:16 UTC. The flight to Montreal was uneventful and the airplane arrived at 01:10 UTC.
Sixty-five passengers destined to Montreal along with three Air-India personnel deplaned at Montreal. The remaining 202 passengers remained on board the aircraft as transit passengers and were not allowed to disembark.
The flight number changed to AI 182 because the flight was heading back to Bombay with en route stops in London and Delhi. A total of 105 passengers boarded the flight through gate 80.
The aircraft took off from Montreal at 02:18 UTC. Its estimated time of arrival at London was 08:33 UTC.
At 07:15 UTC, at FL310 over the Atlantic Ocean an explosion occurred in the forward cargo compartment, causing a rapid decompression. The aft portion of the aircraft separated from the forward portion before striking the water. The wreckage sank to a depth of 6700 feet.
From the wreckage retrieved no direct evidence was found of an explosive device. However, there is a considerable amount of circumstantial and other evidence that an explosive device caused the occurrence.
Furthermore because an explosive device detonated in Tokyo the same day. Just 55 minutes before Air-India 182 crashed, A bag from CP Air Flight 003 exploded at Tokyo-Narita Airport, just 55 minutes before Air India 182 crashed. This was probably an interlined unaccompanied suitcase to be placed on Air-India Flight 301 to Bangkok.
Investigation determined that a suitcase was also interlined unaccompanied from Vancouver via CP Air Flight 060 to Toronto. In Toronto, there is nothing to suggest that the suitcase was not transferred to Terminal 2 and placed on board Air India Flight 181/182 in accordance with normal practice. The aircraft departed Toronto for Montreal-Mirabel and London with the suitcase unaccompanied.
CONCLUSIONS
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board respectfully submits as follows:
Cause-Related Findings:
1. At 0714 GMT, 23 June 1985, and without warning, Air India Flight 182 was subjected to a sudden event at an altitude of 31,000 feet resulting in its crash into the sea and the death of all on board.
2. The forward and aft cargo compartments ruptured before water impact.
3. The section aft of the wings of the aircraft separated from the forward portion before water impact.
4. There is no evidence to indicate that structural failure of the aircraft was the lead event in this occurrence.
5. There is considerable circumstantial and other evidence to indicate that the initial event was an explosion occurring in the forward cargo compartment. This evidence is not conclusive. However, the evidence does not support any other conclusion.
