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Army identifies 2 Fort Hood helicopter pilots killed in Apache crash
6abc Philadelphia • • general
Key Points:
- Two Fort Hood Apache helicopter pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, died in a crash during a maintenance test flight near Salado, Texas.
- The crash occurred Wednesday in a grassy field about 30 miles from Fort Hood, with no cause yet released; an Army safety investigation team is leading the inquiry.
- Huey, 34, had served since 2014, and Olmstead, 25, since 2023; both were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment at Fort Hood.
- Fort Hood, a large military base used for training and deployment, has experienced previous fatal helicopter crashes, including a 2015 Black Hawk accident that killed four soldiers.
- The AH-64 Apache helicopter, in service since 1984, seats the pilot in the rear and the co-pilot gunner in front, and remains a critical asset in the U.S. military’s aviation fleet.
