2 injured when military helicopter overturns at Ramona Airport

Update: Two California National Guard aviators suffered minor injuries when the helicopter they were flying made a hard forced landing and flipped onto its side about 5 p.m. Tuesday at Ramona Airport.

The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was extensively damaged by the landing, but the fliers were able to evacuate from the wreckage.

The incident occurred during what California National Guard Capt. Will Martin described as a routine training mission.

The forced landing was made at the airport on the 2900 block ofMontecito Road.

The incident’s cause was not known but was under investigation, according to Martin.

Original report: Two people suffered minor injuries tonight when a military helicopter overturned during a hard landing at Ramona Airport.

The accident at the county-owned general-aviation complex in the 2900 block of Montecito Road was reported shortly before 6 p.m., according to Cal Fire.

The two occupants were able to get out of the damaged U.S. Army aircraft on their own and were being treated for superficial injuries, said Kendal Bortisser, a fire captain with the state agency.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.