Two pilots killed in Marine chopper crash in Arizona

A AH-1 Viper at the 2019 Yuma Airshow in Arizona. Photo / US Marine Corps

The US Marine Corps reports that two pilots have died in a helicopter crash near Yuma, Arizona.

A statement from the Marine Corps Air Station that was posted on Facebook says the pilots of the AH-1Z Viper were conducting a routine training mission.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

The names of the pilots who were killed have not been released pending notification of their families.

- AP