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A contracted flight instructor is dead after a helicopter crash on Fort Novosel.
Coroner John Cawley identified the flight instructor as 46-year-old Daniel Munger of Enterprise. Munger was a Chief Warrant Officer 3 and retired from the Army.
According to Fort Novosel officials, the helicopter, an AH-64 Apache, went down during “routine flight training” at around 1:40 p.m. near Lake Tholocco.
Officials say Munger, a contractor with the post, died on the scene, and a U.S. Army student pilot sustained minor injuries and was airlifted via Army MEDEVAC helicopter.
A release from Fort Novosel said the flight training at the post is continuing, and the “mishap” is under investigation.
“Our primary concern is the welfare and health of the student pilot and care and concern for the family of the deceased,” said Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, and Fort Novosel commanding general.
Shortly after the crash, politicians took to social media to express condolences.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Daniel was an experienced pilot with a strong background in the military industry.
He was skilled in Operational Planning, Tactics, Aviation, Military Training, and Military Aviation.
He held a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
He leaves behind his wife, Mika Ann, and three children.
