OPP: Late this afternoon a UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashed in a privately owned field on Cool Springs Road, near the Opp Bypass.
Officials with Fort Rucker say an instructor and two student pilots were aboard the helicopter conducting flight training when the Lakota crashed. MAST Helicopter from Ft. Rucker responded and airlifted all three to Southeast Health in Dothan. The injuries are reported not to be life threatening.
The aircraft was totally destroyed in the crash.
Opp Fire – Rescue, Opp Police, Covington County Sheriff Department, and officials from Ft. Rucker along with MAST Helicopter responded.
PHOTO COURTESY WDHN – DOTHAN FIRST
