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Two Killed in Army AH-64 Apache Crash at Fort Hood, Texas

The Boston Herald reported two deaths after the helicopter went down on August 12 during what a military official described as a routine training flight; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 12, 2026, 9:25 p.m. ET
people were killed when a helicopter crashed at , Texas, on August 12, 2026, the Boston Herald reported. people were aboard. The situation is developing. A military official said the Apache was on a routine training flight when it went down, according to the Boston Herald. The helicopter did not hit any homes or other structures, Bell County Sheriff's spokesman Cliff Coleman said. The crash sparked a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated. The phase of flight is not known. The cause has not been determined. Coleman said 's criminal investigation division was leading the crash investigation. That is a statement of which body has the case, not a finding about what happened or why. The Boston Herald reported that spans 214,968 acres, or 336 square miles, and is used to train and deploy heavy forces. The aircraft involved has not been identified by registration; registry records list one aircraft under the , which is not an identification of the helicopter in this crash.

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Terrain elevation
741 ft
Nearest aerodrome
5.7 miles ESE of Fort Hood Landing Strip 50 (US-6498)

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