June 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy aircraft crashed near El Centro, Calif, while on a routine training flight, according to the U.S. Navy. The air crew survived.
It was the second military air crash in California in two days.
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A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk, like this one, crashed Thursday in California, but all four crew members aboard survived, according to the Navy. Photo by Darien J. Bjorndal/U.S. Marine Corps | License Photo
The Navy statement Thursday evening said all four crew members aboard the crashed MH-60S Seahawk helicopter were safely recovered.
According to the commander of Naval Air Forces at Naval Air Station North Island, one of the four survivors was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"I can confirm that a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed today on a U.S. Navy training range near El Centro, Calif. According to our initial reports, all four of the air crew on board survived the crash," according to a statement by Cmdr. Zach Harrell, a Naval Air Forces public affairs officer.
On Wednesday a Marine MV-22B Osprey crashed in Southern California, killing all five on board.
Marine Corps Major General Bradford J. Gering said in a statement about that crash, "We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap. Our hearts go out to their families and friends as they cope with this tragedy."
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The fatal crash Wednesday happened in Imperial County, Calif, the same county in which the MH-60S Seahawk went down Thursday.
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