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

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

Summary

Aircraft Sitka Alaska in Sitka, Alaska: Four Coast Guard crew members sustained minor injuries when an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a routine training flight several miles outside Sitka in southeast Alaska. The helicopter went down in a sparsely populated area near Harbor Mountain on Baranof Island. 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 announced it would investigate the crash.

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

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