An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter made a hard landing after striking power lines over the Columbia River on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Grant County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)
(Tribune News Service) — An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter made a hard landing after striking power lines over the Columbia River Friday afternoon, sparking a wildfire and causing State Route 243 south of Vantage, Washington, to close, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The helicopter, which was stationed at Yakima Training Center, was involved in a training exercise over the river when the aircraft hit Bonneville Power Administration power lines that cross the river between Mattawa and Beverly, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer at the sheriff’s office.
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