Zac Cook/Charles Mitts Memorial at Duncan Field

Whatthefunyo

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Last night was a great dedication ceremony to these two men. I was so busy catching up with old Ags that I didn't even make my way over to actually see the physical piece. Did anyone get a picture of the monument by chance?

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In reply to Whatthefunyo • 8:15p, 11/15/25

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4:38p, 11/17/25

AG

That was a horrible accident and not the pilot's fault at all. Lose a TR in a Blackhawk at low altitude and you're basically a passenger.

A/C crashed after takeoff at 1500 hours on the Texas A&M Campus (Duncan Field) while on a routine transport mission shuttling ROTC personnel to an annual training exercise at Camp Swift. A/C was about to go to Easterwood Airport for refueling and was at approx 100-150' AGL when it began to spin left uncontrollably, lost altitude and hit the ground. An unidentified T/R malfunction was determined to be the cause. Crew attempted to land the A/C in LZ to reduce collateral damage, injury or loss of life rather than flying out over populated area.

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In reply to OldArmyCT • 4:14p, 11/20/25

AG

May I ask where you found that report? I was always under the impression it was caused by something else. Never heard of this being the culprit.

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7:11a, 11/21/25

AG

This was a tribute video for Zac.
Here

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In reply to SpiDer2008 • 7:40a, 11/22/25

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You can find information on ArmyAircrews.com. It's a website dedicated to all of the aviators who have lost their lives. It's not run by the DOD or the Safety Center but the information is accurate to the point of publicly released information.

I knew Zac in college and remember this accident vividly. I went on to become a Blackhawk pilot and still think of him. I'm really glad they were able to finally set up a memorial for him and SSG Mills.

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4:45p, 12/1/25

AG

I was there. It was a formative day for me as a fish and a terrible accident. Glad that there is finally a memorial, and in continual prayer for their families.

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