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Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes at Texas University; 1 killed, no students hurt


What: Army Black HawkUH-60 helicopter
Where: campus of Texas A&M University near the Corps of Cadets field on the school’s College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston
When: Jan-12-09
Who: 4 Army National Guard and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school’s ROTC unit were the only ones aboard. Three men are in critical condition at College Station Medical Center. One is at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan
Why: A witness described that after lift off, the helicopter seemed to lose control, spun then dropped straight down.
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