New York Army National Guard officials say human error caused the military helicopter crash that killed three soldiers in Mendon earlier this year.
Col. Richard Goldenberg, public affairs officer for the New York National Guard, said that a procedural error while rehearsing an emergency training maneuver caused the fatal Jan. 20 crash. Specifically, he said, actions taken by the crew during training put the aircraft in a position where it became unrecoverable. It was, he said, an in-flight emergency related to the controls of the aircraft itself.
Killed were all three soldiers on board, chief warrant officers Steven Skoda and Daniel Prial, both of Rochester, and Christian Koch of Honeoye Falls.
Military: Human error caused deadly Mendon NY chopper crash
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Military: Human error caused deadly Mendon NY chopper crash
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January 20th, three soldiers in the National Guard died in a helicopter crash just outside Mendon, New York. There is now a memorial set up to remember them.
January 20th was a historic day for the United States. It was the day that the 46th President of the United States was inaugurated. The country s first female Vice President was also sworn in on that day. It s probably what a majority of the country will remember. But also on that day, during a routine exercise, a helicopter flying over Mendon, New York (just outside Rochester) crashed and killed everyone on board.