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

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Sitka, Indiana
several miles outside Sitka near Harbor Mountain
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. 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 the crew survived with only minor injuries and announced an investigation into 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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