One crew member was killed and two others were injured Monday when a military helicopter crashed on a southern Maryland golf course.

The Army said the UH-60 Blackhawk from Ft. Belvoir, Va. crashed at 1:37 p.m. ET at Breton Bay Golf Course near Leonardtown, about 60 miles southeast of Washington D.C.

The injured crew members were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The Army said one of the injured crew was in critical condition, while the other was in serious condition. The crew members' identities were not immediately available.

"We are deeply saddened by this loss within our community," Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington said in a statement. "Our condolences go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy, and our team is focused on supporting them during this difficult time."

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The Army said it was sending a team from its Combat Readiness Center to conduct an investigation.

Kevin Bowen, who works in the pro shop of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, said he saw the helicopter "flying kind of low" and then "saw it spinning" before it went down between the third and fourth holes of the golf course.

Dorothy Harper, who lives across the street from the golf course, said she saw the helicopter just before it crashed.



"I was outside in my front yard when I saw the helicopter come over right across the street from my house. I saw pieces actually falling off the helicopter," she said.



Harper said she didn't see smoke or flames, "just pieces falling out of the sky."



Shortly after, emergency vehicles started rolling in, she said.



Army investigators were driving around the course in golf carts Monday evening, placing evidence markers near pieces of debris.

The crash came less than two weeks after a fighter jet crashed into a wooded area in Prince George’s County.

The F-16C fighter jet took off from Joint Base Andrews and was participating in a routine training mission before it suffered a mechanical issue and went into a wooded area near Piscataway Road and Steed Road in Clinton, Md., about six miles from Joint Base Andrews and 12 miles south of Washington D.C.

The pilot on that mission ditched the jet and was treated for minor injuries. No one else was hurt.

Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Read more from FOX 5 DC.</s>A military helicopter crashed early Monday afternoon on a golf course in St. Mary's County in Southern Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police who said two people were taken by medical helicopter from the scene. Army officials said a UH-60 Black Hawk out of Fort Belvoir had a hard landing on the course and that the conditions of three people onboard was not immediately clear.

Start the conversation, or Read more at RedState.</s>(DAILYCALLER) — A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed hard Monday afternoon at a golf course in Maryland.

The crash of the Fort Belvoir helicopter took place at the Breton Bay Golf Course at about 2 p.m. in the afternoon in Leonardtown, Maryland, NBC Washington reports.

Two medevac helicopters are arriving on the scene to assist. One of the crewmembers died at the scene and two were flown to the Baltimore Trauma Center, according to a report from TheBayNet.com.</s>An Army helicopter with three crew members on board went down on a Maryland golf course Monday, authorities and witnesses said.</s>An Army helicopter with three crew members on board went down on a Maryland golf course Monday, authorities and witnesses said. One person said he saw the chopper “spinning” before it hit the ground.

A UH-60 helicopter from Fort Belvoir made a “hard landing” around 1:50 p.m. near Leonardtown, Maryland, the northern Virginia Army base said in a statement on its Facebook page.

One crew member was medically evacuated, the statement said. It wasn’t immediately clear what condition that person was in or whether the other two crew members had been injured.

Fort Belvoir referred further questions to the U.S. Army’s Military District of Washington, where the public affairs office said it was working on a statement.

Kevin Bowen, who works in the pro shop of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, said he saw the helicopter “flying kind of low” and then “saw it spinning” before it went down between the third and fourth holes of the golf course.

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jennifer Stone said authorities were still working to secure the scene.

Maryland State Police spokesman Sgt. Davaughn Parker said two medevac helicopters were sent to the scene to assist. Neither Stone nor Parker had any further details.

Leonardtown is about 60 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.

The incident comes less than two weeks after a military jet crashed in a wooded area just outside a suburban Washington neighborhood. The pilot, who was on a training mission, ditched his jet. He was treated for minor injuries, and no one else was injured in that incident.</s>A military helicopter crashed on a golf course in Maryland Monday, killing one crew member and injuring two others, authorities said.

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from U.S. Army Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, was conducting a training flight when it crashed at Breton Bay Golf Course in Leonardtown, Maryland, at around 1:37 p.m., the U.S. Army Military District of Washington said in a statement Monday afternoon.

One of the injured crew members was in serious condition and the other in critical condition, the statement said.

"We are deeply saddened by this loss within our community," Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general for Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, said in the statement. "Our condolences go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy, and our team is focused on supporting them during this difficult time."

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

Earlier Monday, a U.S. military official told NBC News the helicopter had "suffered a hard landing" near Leonardtown, and that at least one was medically evacuated to a local hospital.

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook that deputies and EMS personnel were at the scene of the crash, and urged people to avoid the area.

The incident came about two weeks after a fighter jet crashed in a wooded area near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. That pilot, who was on a routine training mission at the time, was able to eject himself from the D.C. Air National Guard F-16C fighter jet. No one was injured on the ground, according to NBC Washington.</s>WASHINGTON — A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed on a golf course in Leonardtown, Maryland, during a routine training exercise Monday, killing one crew member and injuring two others, according to the US Army Military District of Washington.

The aircraft carrying three crew members that crashed at Breton Bay Golf Course was from the 12th Aviation Battalion, stationed at Davison Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

One crew member remains in serious condition and another is in critical condition, according to the US Army. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

“We are deeply saddened by this loss within our community,” said Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the US Army Military District of Washington, in a statement to CNN.

“Our condolences go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy, and our team is focused on supporting them during this difficult time.”

The helicopter came down in a small patch of trees in between two golf holes, according to Kevin Bowen, who works in the club’s pro shop.

One witness, Garrett Bowles, told CNN he thinks the helicopter hit some trees as it went down. One other helicopter was at the scene when it crashed, Bowles told CNN.

Another witness, Bianca Melton, told CNN the helicopter looked like it stalled out before crashing.

The UH-60 Blackhawk is an Army utility helicopter used in air assault, air cavalry and aero-medical evacuation units.</s>A military helicopter crashed in southern Maryland on Monday, authorities said.

Maryland State Police spokesman Sgt. Davaughn Parker said a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Leonardtown on Monday afternoon. He said state police have sent two medevac helicopters to the scene to assist.

Kevin Bowen, who works in the pro shop of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, said he saw the helicopter “flying kind of low” and then “saw it spinning” before it went down between the third and fourth holes of the golf course.</s>WASHINGTON — A Black Hawk U.S. Army helicopter crashed on a Maryland golf course Monday, killing one crewmember and seriously injuring two others, the military said.

The UH-60 Black Hawk from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, made a “hard landing” shortly before 2 p.m. EDT near Leonardtown, Maryland, about 35 miles southeast of Washington, base spokeswoman Jennifer Brande said.

One of those injured was in critical condition and the other in serious condition at the University of Maryland’s R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the Army said in a statement.

The Army did not release the names of the crewmembers.

The helicopter were conducting a routine training flight, the Army said. The cause of the crash is under investigation, which will be led by Army officials from Fort Rucker, Alabama.

The helicopter went down at the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club, according to a club secretary.

Witness Elizabeth Willing told local news outlet TheBayNet.com that she and a friend were kayaking in Breton Bay when they saw three helicopters, with one lagging behind.

“It started spinning. At first we thought it was doing tricks,” she said.

Her friend, Kat McCurdy, said, “It disappeared behind the tree line, and then we heard a big bang.”

A photo posted by the news website showed emergency personnel and vehicles gathered around twisted wreckage, with debris scattered on the grass.</s>A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with three crew members on board experienced a hard landing Monday, crashing in Leonardtown, Maryland.

One of the crew members was medevaced from the scene, Ft. Belvoir spokesperson Jimmie Cummings told CNN.

No additional details were provided about the other crewmembers or why the helicopter, which came from Ft. Belvoir, crashed at approximately 1:50 p.m.

The owner of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club told CBS News the helicopter went down between the third and fourth holds of the golf course.

One witness, Garrett Bowles, told CNN he thinks the helicopter hit some trees as it went down. One other helicopter was at the scene when it crashed, Bowles told CNN.

Another witness, Bianca Melton, told CNN the helicopter looked like it stalled out before crashing.

The UH-60 Blackhawk is an Army utility helicopter used in air assault, air cavalry and aero-medical evacuation units.
A United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes on a golf course in Leonardtown, Maryland. At least one crew member is injured and taken to hospital.