USMC Loses UH-1Y.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter crashed during a training mission on 23 January, killing two crew members.

USMC Loses UH-1Y.

The crash, which was reported by the USMC on 25 January, involved an aircraft from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California.

According to the announcement, the helicopter was conducting "routine flight operations" at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms at the time of the incident, and that the two deceased crew members were the only personnel on-board. The crash is currently under investigation by military authorities.