FAA investigating after 'inexperienced laser' flashed at Black Hawk helicopter

[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after the crew of a National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter reported being "illuminated" by a inexperienced laser about two miles from Hector Worldwide Airport in North Dakota .

FAA officers mentioned the incident occurred at about 9 p.m. native time on Thursday.

No accidents had been reported, in keeping with the company.

The Military mentioned the Black Hawk was being operated by the Nationwide Guard. (Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)

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The Army confirmed to Fox Information Digital the plane was being operated by the Nationwide Guard.

FAA officers notified native authorities and can examine.

The incident comes simply greater than every week after a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in Jersey City , New Jersey, on April 10, killing six individuals — together with a pilot, two different adults and three youngsters.

The crew on the Black Hawk helicopter reported being "illuminated" by a inexperienced laser. (US Military-Cap. Adan Cezarez)

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Elsewwere, in January, an Military Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with a passenger airplane over the Potomac River throughout an Military "flight test," killing 67 individuals. There have been no survivors.

Since then, the FAA mentioned it was "taking a collection of steps" to enhance security close to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Officers mentioned they recognized greater than 15,000 cases of planes being alerted about helicopters in proximity between October 2021 and December 2024.

Crews retrieve the wreckage of American Airways flight 5342 on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., after the airplane was concerned in a deadly collision with an Military Black Hawk on Jan. 29. (Leigh Inexperienced for Fox Information Digital)

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The FAA introduced in March it was completely limiting non-essential helicopter operations round DCA, eliminating helicopter and fixed-wing combined visitors, and completely closing sure helicopter routes as beneficial by the Nationwide Transportation Security Board.

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Simultaneous use of sure runways was additionally prohibited, and the usage of visible separation was restricted to sure Coast Guard , Marines and Park Police helicopter operations outdoors restricted airspace.

The Nationwide Guard didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Alexandra Koch is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Previous to becoming a member of Fox Information, Alexandra coated breaking information, crime, faith, and the military within the southeast.