An MH-60 Black Hawk of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area in Colorado, and the crew was able to escape without injuries.
A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), has crashed in Colorado on Aug. 25, 2026. The crew was able to escape unharmed, according to Army officials.
The incident, which happened during a training flight, saw the helicopter going down in a wooded area to the north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, according to a statement from the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office to CBS News. The aircraft can be seen surrounded by broken trees, possibly as a result of the incident.
Army Black Hawk helicopter goes down in Colorado foothills west of Denver in “aviation mishap,” no reported injuries. https://t.co/Ojq0k2DqQ9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2026
The images available show that the helicopter suffered substantial damage to the main rotor, with the blades snapped near the rotor mast, with the airframe appearing mostly intact. The specialized equipment and the black livery used by the 160th SOAR can be easily recognized.
🇺🇸 A US Army Black Hawk helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“Night Stalkers”), based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, made an apparently unplanned landing in a wooded area of the Colorado foothills west of Denver on Tuesday (Aug. 25) — near Golden Gate… pic.twitter.com/2wMmxgYDvg
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) August 25, 2026
No additional details are available at this time, with emergency personnel still on scene. A safety investigation has already been launched.
Here is a statement released by the service to CBS News:
“The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is aware of an August 25, 2026, aviation mishap during routine training operations near Denver, Colorado. The command takes all training incidents and the safety of our personnel seriously. Because this is currently the subject of an active safety investigation, we cannot provide additional comment or information at this time.”
Update: No injuries reported after an incident in Colorado today involving an MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, per U.S. Army Special Operations Command. https://t.co/siNQClmGkf pic.twitter.com/batR5IN3vu
— Eleanor Watson (@ellee_watson) August 25, 2026
The incident happened few weeks after the crash of a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache in Texas. That incident however had a different outcome, causing the loss of the airframe and the death of both crewmembers.
This is a developing story, further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
