(New Carlisle, IN) - Friday’s bad weather affected more than local roadways. A military helicopter flying through the area had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield near New Carlisle early Friday afternoon.
Tyler Kaminski’s family owns the property just north of Bendix Woods near State Road 2. He told HTNN that he found out about the situation on Facebook after someone posted a photo moments after it happened. He was dubious at first, but when Kaminski got to the property, he found a police officer already looking for the helicopter. “So I took him back there, and we talked to them,” he said. “It’s definitely something you don’t see every day.”
Crew members told Kaminski that they were returning to New York from Colorado following a training exercise when low visibility in this area forced them to the ground. “The weather outside got rough, and they couldn’t see, so they had to put it down somewhere,” he said. “That was their best option.”
They didn’t leave the aircraft unattended. Kaminski said the four crew members took turns guarding the 1993 Black Hawk and getting some rest at a nearby hotel. According to Kaminski, their plan was to refuel at a local airport on Saturday and resume their journey.
