Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

Two Warrant Officers assigned to the New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York, died in an aviation mishap 8 March 2024 at 1440 local. During flight in support of the Border Mission, the aircraft had a catastrophic impact with the ground. A third passenger, a United States Customs and Border Protection Agent, also died in the mishap and the fourth crewmember suffered life-threating injuries. 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 nine Class A aviation flight mishaps and lost an average of seven Soldiers per year to on-duty aviation mishaps. This was the ninth Class A aviation mishap of FY24 and six above the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.

 

 

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.

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Two Warrant Officers and three enlisted Soldiers assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in an aviation mishap 10 November 2023 in support of overseas contingency operations at 2114 local. The crew was conducting break-up, re-join, air-to-air refueling operations, and gunnery training when it crashed into the ocean. Recovery operations are being coordinated. 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 first Class A aviation mishap of FY24 and one above the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.

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Three Warrant Officers assigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska died in an aviation mishap on 27 April 2023. The incident occurred at 1320 local when two AH-64Ds went down during a multi-ship redeployment from a training exercise. The mishap occurred in an Alaskan mountain range approximately 60 miles south of Fort Wainwright. In addition to the three fatalities, the mishap resulted in one Soldier sustaining serious injuries and total loss of both aircraft. A Centralized Accident Investigation team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is currently leading the investigation.

Since FY18, 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.

 

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Four Warrant Officers and five enlisted Soldiers assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in an aviation mishap 29 March 2023 in Cadiz, Kentucky, at approximately 2140 local. While conducting night training in a military operations area/special use airspace, two HH-60 aircraft collided midair. The collision resulted in nine fatalities and the total loss of both aircraft. A Centralized Accident Investigation team from U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is leading the investigation.

Since FY18, 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 fourth Class A aviation mishap of FY23 and one above the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.

 

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