NEW BROCTON, Ala. — Two people were hurt Tuesday when an Army helicopter crashed at a training base in south Alabama, military officials said.
Fort Rucker officials said in a news release that the “aviation mishap” involved a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. The two-person crew on board were conducting flight training. The incident occurred at Fort Rucker’s Brown Stagefield heliport near New Brockton.
Officials at Fort Rucker did not immediately release information about a potential cause of the accident.
RELATED
![](https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/poVfqc1qHh4MtIds8XiX9-75vV4=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KDWCPID2I5C23MGCERJNGLLA7A.jpg)
The two people on board were evacuated for medical treatment. No fatalities were reported. The helicopter was damaged.
Fort Rucker is the Army’s primary training facility for helicopter pilots.