Chopper Goes Down

[bobber]

national guard helicopter crashed into the river at buffalo point , this section is closed to all river traffic for the next few days or weeks as they recover whats left... saw two photos of it. all you could see was the landing rails above the waterline...

[Zack Hoyt]

Heard about it from a ranger last night. Three in the hospital with one severe.

[Ham]

That ain't good. I hope the NG guys recovery fully. Any significant pollution to the river from the crash?

[fishinwrench]

Ham, they are equipped with a self sealing fuel tank, the news report I read stated that there was "no significant loss of fuel or oil into the water"...but who knows.

According to wikipedia the O-H 58 Kiowa Scout's are no stranger to... falling out of the sky.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OH-58_Kiowa

I'll never board a helicopter of any kind.....just looking at one makes me nervous. My first thought was that it was kinda early in the season to be detecting a patch of weed.

[grizwilson]

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/2009...ONTPAGECAROUSEL

[mbass81]

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/2009...ONTPAGECAROUSEL

Has anyone heard how long the river is going to be shut down. I am headed to buffalo point next week.