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A Navy investigation has absolved the pilot and aircrew of error in the August helicopter crash that killed five crew members off San Diego’s coast, according to a news release Wednesday.

The Navy says a helicopter crash that killed 5 crewmembers off the coast of California last year was caused by mechanical failure, not pilot error.

The helicopter, which was operating off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, ended up losing control when it was landing, struck its rotors on the deck, and fell into the sea.

Navy investigators concluded that the Aug. 31 helicopter crash that resulted in the death of five sailors was caused by a mechanical error.

The service said it recovered the lost aircraft from a depth of about 5,300 feet with the help of a salvage and dive team from Naval Sea Systems Command.

The bodies of the five sailors who were involved in a Navy helicopter crash on August 31 were discovered on Friday. They were found 60 miles southwest of San Diego, one mile below sea level.

Navy officials had been searching for the bodies of five crew members who died when an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crashed into the sea on Aug. 31.

SAN DIEGO—The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter...

The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the ocean off California have been recovered