Black Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Cascade, MD, Field
A Black Hawk helicopter experiencing a mechanical issue landed in a cornfield near Cascade Thursday afternoon.
Both soldiers aboard are OK, according to Washington County MD Fire Calls officials.
The crew was attempting to get back to Fort Ritchie to land, but chose a cornfield about three miles away.
Washington County, MD and Franklin County, PA fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to assist with the incident.
An engine from Smithsburg needed assistance after getting stuck in the muddy field.
Fort Ritchie, about four miles from Camp David, was once a training site for the U.S. Army and Maryland National Guard as well as a home to prisoners-of-war camps during World War II. It was closed in 1998.
The emergency landing Thursday came eight days after a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet collided above a runway at Reagan National Airport, killing 67.
Susan Nicol | News Editor
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
