Two Warrant Officers assigned to the Army National Guard, Tupelo, Mississippi, died in an aviation mishap 23 February 2024 at approximately 1330 local. While conducting a training flight, the aircraft experienced a catastrophic event and impacted the ground. First responders declared both Soldiers dead at the mishap site. The aircraft was a total loss. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is investigating the mishap.

Since FY19, the Army has had an average of seven Class A aviation flight mishaps and lost an average of five Soldiers per year to on-duty aviation mishaps. This was the seventh Class A aviation mishap of FY24 and four above the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.