Investigators release report on cause of helicopter crash that killed 5 Marines

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Investigators release report on cause of helicopter crash that killed 5 Marines

More than a year after five U.S. Marines were killed when a helicopter crashed into a Southern California mountain range, investigators say the cause of the mishap was \"pilot error.\"The fatal crash occurred on Feb. 6, 2024, as the service members were returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego following a training mission at Nevada's Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas. The CH-53E Super Stallion was reported missing before authorities discovered it had crashed into a mountain near Pine Valley, California.The crash killed five Marines including Lance Cpl. Donovan Davis, 21; Sgt. Alec Langen, 23; ..