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PAUL, Minn. \u2014 Mechanical failure and human error led to the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter that killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/12\/07\/three-soldiers-killed-in-black-hawk-crash-identified\/\" target=_blank>three Minnesota National Guard members<\/a> last December, according to a Guard summary released Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the summary of results from a military investigative board, the crew was conducting a maximum power check on the No. 1 engine near St. Cloud. That engine failed during the check, and the No. 2 engine was in the idle setting, causing a dual engine-out condition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The No. 1 engine failed because the hydromechanical unit was incorrectly installed, and inspection of the unit\u2019s installation did not follow published installation procedure, the summary said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summary also said the maintenance test pilot failed to respond to a critical situation during the routine maintenance test flight, and the pilot at the controls failed to execute an autorotative descent and landing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is critical for us to determine what caused this tragic loss of life \u2014 not so that we can place blame, but so that we can do everything possible to ensure nothing like this ever happens again,\u201d Brig. Gen. Sandy Best, interim adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, said in a news release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summary did not include names of any of the positions listed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/story\/news\/local\/2020\/08\/05\/national-guard-releases-summary-findings-black-hawk-crash\/3304281001\/\" target=_blank>St. Cloud Times<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/12\/05\/black-hawk-helicopter-missing-after-takeoff-in-minnesota\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19339863969394.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Devastated\u2019: 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a routine maintenance test flight crashed in a farm field in central Minnesota, Gov. 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Nord, 30, of Perham, Minnesota. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The families of the three have been individually briefed on the results and have requested no media contact, the release said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military investigation board was appointed by the adjutant general \u201cto provide an accurate account\u201d of the crash, according to the release.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation also made recommendations to the Minnesota National Guard, including additional training for maintenance test pilots and additional training for all pilots about responding to emergency procedures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard\u2019s investigation is in addition to a safety investigation conducted by the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Those results provide recommendations to prevent future accidents and are not made public. 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