Army grounds all Apache helicopter flights
The stand-down will remain until investigators determine the cause of the crash that killed two soldiers, Army officials said.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, an Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, killing Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25.
- Assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, the pilots were conducting a maintenance test flight when their aircraft went down.
- Bell County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the crash site, which ignited the Dove Hollow Fire that burned about 155 acres before firefighters brought it under control.
- A safety investigation team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is leading an inquiry into the crash, which the Army described Friday as having "experienced a mishap."
- Recent military aviation training accidents across the services include a B-52 Stratofortress crash in California that killed five airmen and three civilians, two Navy EA-18G Growler jets colliding in Idaho, and an F-35B crash during a landing.
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The U.S. Army has temporarily suspended flight operations for all its Apache helicopters following an accident this week near Fort Hood, Texas, in which two soldiers were killed.
Army temporarily halts Apache helicopter training missions after deadly Texas crash
No cause of the Wednesday crash has been released because the investigation has just begun. A safety investigation team from the Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is trying to determine what happened, the Army said.
Army temporarily grounds all Apache helicopter flights after fatal crash
By Luis Martinez The Army on Friday announced it's temporarily grounding all Apache helicopter flights following the fatal crash near Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this week. "Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations," the Army said in a statement. "The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better
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