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

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

Summary

Car Crash Sitka Washington in Sitka, Washington: Four Coast Guard crew members sustained minor injuries when an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in southeast Alaska on Monday. The helicopter crashed several miles outside Sitka 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.

Original reporting

Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured | National News | militarynews.com

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