Marine helicopter crashes; 4 presumed dead A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a routine training mission Tuesday in California, killing the four crew members aboard, in the Marines' second aircraft accident in 24 hours. On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, a CH-53E Super Stallion similar to the one shown went down shortly after 2:30 p.m., during a training mission near El Centro, Calif., a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The heavy lift helicopter was part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and was flying near El Centro, California, when the crash occurred at approximately 2:35 p.m. local time, the Marines said in a statement released early Wednesday. “We’re not always going to have formal runways to land on so that’s part of the training.”

The cause of the crash is under investigation and could take months to determine, she said.
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter carrying US Marines crashes near El Centro, California killing four people.