Deadly Army Helicopter Crash At GA Base 'No Accident': Report

FORT STEWART, GA — A recent crash involving two Army helicopters that resulted in the death of a soldier in Georgia was “not an accident,” one media outlet reports.

According to The Army Times, the March 30 crash that occurred at Fort Stewart is under criminal investigation.

A source with knowledge of the investigation told the newspaper that the crash may have been intentional but did not elaborate further.

According to U.S. Army officials, Capt. James T. Bellew, 26, was found dead at the helicopter crash site around 2 a.m. at Wright Army Airfield.

Bellew, however, was apparently the only person involved in the crash. No other crew members on the flight were hurt or killed.

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“The initial indication is that all other crew members were asleep at the time of the incident,” Lt. Col. Lindsey Elder of the 3rd Infantry Division told multiple news outlets.

Elder added that he could not discuss the timeline of events or the manner of damage to the two helicopters.

Bellew was a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, and entered the U.S. Army in 2017 as a medical service officer.

The crash is under investigation by Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, as is routine policy in any non-combat death of a soldier, Army officials said.

A safety investigation team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is also investigating the crash.