Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Fort Hood Apache Helicopter Crash Kills Two Near Salado, Texas
A big military helicopter called an Apache crashed near a small town in Texas.
Two people who were riding in the helicopter died in the crash.
The helicopter came down just after lunchtime, around 1:30 in the afternoon.
It landed near the town of Salado, close to a big highway called Interstate 35.
The crash also started a fire in the grass and brush nearby.
Helpers, like firefighters and sheriff's officers, rushed to the scene.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office told reporters what happened.
The people who fly helicopters work very hard to keep everyone safe.
Crashes like this are very sad and very rare.
Our hearts go out to the families of the two people who died.
A US military Apache helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, just after 1:30 PM.
The two people aboard the aircraft were pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash site was about a mile west of Interstate 35, south of Salado.
The crash sparked a wildfire in the area.
Bell County Sheriff's Office spokesman Cliff Coleman said first responders were called to the crash.
A local justice of the peace pronounced the two victims dead.
- Who
- Two people aboard a US military Apache helicopter, both pronounced dead at the scene; Bell County Sheriff's Office spokesman Cliff Coleman
- What
- A US military Apache helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, killing the two people aboard and sparking a wildfire
- When
- Just after 1:30 PM
- Where
- Near Salado, Texas, about a mile west of Interstate 35
- Why
- The cause of the crash was not stated in the available reporting.
- Aircraft
- US military Apache helicopter
- Fatalities
- 2 (both people aboard)
- Crash time
- Just after 1:30 PM
- Location
- About a mile west of Interstate 35, south of Salado, Texas
- County
- Bell County
- Associated installation
- Fort Hood
- Secondary effect
- Sparked a wildfire
- Death pronouncement
- Local justice of the peace at the scene