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Idaho Army National Guard helicopter
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November 7, 2014 |
At approximately 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
yesterday evening on November 6, an Idaho Army
National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopter with two
pilots aboard crashed during a training mission.
The crash scene is approximately 2 miles south
of the Boise Airport. The helicopter was based
at Gowen Field, which is situated next to the
Boise Airport.
Cause of the crash is not known at this time,
and an investigation will take place.
Killed in the crash were:
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stien P. Gearhart, 50,
of Meridian, Idaho
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jon L. Hartway, 43, of
Kuna, Idaho
Both soldiers were assigned to 1-183rd Attack
Reconnaissance Battalion, Idaho Army National
Guard, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.
“The men and women of the Idaho National Guard
are united in grief at the loss of two of our
brothers in arms, who gave their lives while
training to defend our nation,” said Idaho
National Guard Commander, Major General Gary
Sayler. “Today, our thoughts and prayers are
with their families.”
No other details regarding the crash are
available at this time.
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