Coast Guard helicopter crash in Alaska: 4 injured - Indianapolis News

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Sitka, Indiana
near Harbor Mountain, several miles outside Sitka on Baranof Island
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Sitka Indiana in Sitka, Indiana: 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, 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 said the cause of the crash was not clear and that an investigation would be conducted.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
U.S. Coast Guard At-fault party

Original reporting

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