FAA investigating after 'green laser' flashed at Black Hawk helicopter

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating aft the unit of a National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk chopper reported being "illuminated" by a greenish laser astir 2 miles from Hector International Airport successful North Dakota.

FAA officials said the incidental happened astatine astir 9 p.m. section clip connected Thursday. 

No injuries were reported, according to the agency.

The Army said the Black Hawk was being operated by the National Guard. (Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The Army confirmed to Fox News Digital the craft was being operated by the National Guard.

FAA officials notified section authorities and volition investigate.

The incidental comes conscionable much than a week aft a circuit chopper crashed into the Hudson River successful Jersey City, New Jersey, connected April 10, sidesplitting six people — including a pilot, 2 different adults and 3 children.

The unit connected the Black Hawk chopper reported being "illuminated" by a greenish laser. (US Army-Cap. Adan Cezarez)

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Elsewwere, successful January, an Army Black Hawk chopper collided midair with a rider level implicit the Potomac River during an Army "flight check," sidesplitting 67 people. There were nary survivors.

Since then, the FAA said it was "taking a bid of steps" to amended information adjacent Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Officials said they identified much than 15,000 instances of planes being alerted astir helicopters successful proximity betwixt October 2021 and December 2024.

Crews retrieve the wreckage of American Airlines formation 5342 connected the Potomac River successful Washington, D.C., aft the level was progressive successful a fatal collision with an Army Black Hawk connected Jan. 29. (Leigh Green for Fox News Digital)

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The FAA announced successful March it was permanently restricting non-essential chopper operations astir DCA, eliminating chopper and fixed-wing mixed traffic, and permanently closing definite chopper routes arsenic recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Simultaneous usage of definite runways was besides prohibited, and the usage of ocular separation was constricted to definite Coast Guard, Marines and Park Police chopper operations extracurricular restricted airspace.

The National Guard did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.