A helicopter accident occurred at Naval Outlying Field Spencer on Thursday night, Whiting Field Naval Air Station Public Affairs Officer Jay Cope said.
At about 5:10 p.m., a Training Wing FIVE helicopter rolled on its side while landing, according to a news release.
Two pilots exited the aircraft on their own and were evaluated by Whiting Filed NAS Emergency Medical Services personnel on site. The pilots have been transported to the Santa Rosa Medical Center for routine evaluation.
Cope said one of them may have suffered from a mild laceration.
It is unclear what caused the helicopter to roll. Whiting Field will investigate the crash. The results of that report may not be known for a couple of months, according to Cope.
NOLF Spencer is a military airport owned by the U.S. Navy used for flight training. Whiting Field NAS, known as the busiest naval air station in the world according to globalsecurity.org, provides aviation and ground fuel support services to helicopters using the field.
