An Apache helicopter crashed into an electricity transmission tower and high-voltage cables Monday evening, before making an emergency landing near Zoelmond, Gelderland. Neither of the two crew members on board were injured in the incident, nor were there any injuries on the ground.
It left roughly 24 thousand customers without power in the region.
The accident happened during a night flight training session called "Decisive Thunder 2017," the Dutch Air Force acknowledged. The helicopter was flying near the N320 roadway at marker 10.8 when it struck the utility equipment. An initial call to emergency services came in at 7:19 p.m., but power outages were first reported by energy network Liander ten minutes earlier.
It left roughly 24 thousand customers without power in the region.
The accident happened during a night flight training session called "Decisive Thunder 2017," the Dutch Air Force acknowledged. The helicopter was flying near the N320 roadway at marker 10.8 when it struck the utility equipment. An initial call to emergency services came in at 7:19 p.m., but power outages were first reported by energy network Liander ten minutes earlier.
