Army special operations Black Hawk crashes near Denver, all aboard survive

A US Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down west of Denver on August 25, 2026, during a training flight. All four crew members aboard survived without injury, the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) said.

The Gilpin County Sheriff's Office said it received notification shortly before 11:30 local time. The aircraft was found on the eastern side of Thorodin Mountain, north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park and roughly 25 miles west of Denver.

USASOAC described the aircraft as an MH-60 Blackhawk carrying four special operations aviation soldiers and said the incident happened during routine training. The command has not released a tail number, nor has it specified which battalion the aircraft belonged to.

The helicopter belongs to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which flies the MH-60M variant in assault and direct-action configurations. The regiment is based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, with additional battalions at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia and Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Neither the flight's point of origin nor the nature of the training mission has been disclosed.

Thorodin Mountain rises to more than 10,000 feet. The aircraft came down on its eastern flank, but neither the Army nor local authorities have linked terrain or altitude to the mishap. No cause has been given.

The incident follows the crash of a US Army AH-64E Apache helicopter near Salado, Texas, on August 12, 2026, which killed both crew members aboard.