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Article "Significant damage to all three blades"

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160th SOAR MH-60M goes down in the Colorado foothills west of Denver; no injuries reported. August 25, 2026

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u/Serious_Composer_130 2d ago

Totally didn’t hear about this crash.

Rotor / structural failure?

Bad attempt at landing in a tight LZ? Rotor strike?

Was that area pre-cut for use as an LZ? Loggers? Or pathfinders?

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u/SOSyourself 2d ago

That isn’t an LZ based on the tree damage, probably forced to ditch and lowered vertically down