Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Sitka, Alaska
near Harbor Mountain, several miles outside of Sitka on Baranof Island
Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Sitka Alaska in Sitka, Alaska: A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a routine training flight several miles outside of Sitka, Alaska, in a sparsely populated area near Harbor Mountain on Baranof Island. All four crew members were injured and no one died in the crash. Rescuers arrived around 11 a.m., about an hour after the crash, and transported all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. The Coast Guard stated it would investigate the crash, and the cause was not immediately clear.

Original reporting

Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured

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