A helicopter burned at Camp Pendleton on Friday after it was forced to make an emergency landing.
Police warned drivers about possible traffic delays along the I-5 Freeway Friday afternoon after a military helicopter “made an emergency landing” at Camp Pendleton, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Marine official said the aircraft caught fire during a training mission, which prompted the emergency landing. The incident was being categorized as a “mishap” and emergency landing, but not a crash.
The fire began aboard the MCAS Miramar-based CH53-E Super Stallion (heavy-lift cargo helicopter) at about 4 p.m. on Friday.
First responders extinguished the fire. The four crew members onboard the Super Stallion did not sustain injuries.
