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Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

MEDIA Preliminary Loss Reports

About Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

PLRs are intended to be used as an engagement tool for leaders to discuss the hazards and trends impacting Soldier safety and readiness. A PLR contains only basic information, as the investigation is ongoing, but provides sufficient background to allow leaders an opportunity to communicate risk at the Soldier level.

 

PLR 25-018 - Aviation Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Aviation
A 20-year-old Private First Class assigned to Camp Humphreys, Korea, died in an aviation ground mishap 19 December 2024 on the installation at approximately 1115 local. Following a normal engine shutdown, a crew chief climbed the aft portion of the CH-47F while the rotor blades were still coasting down. He was struck by a rotor blade and thrown from the aircraft. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is investigating the mishap.

Since FY20, the Army has had an average of 10 Class A aviation mishaps and lost an average of three Soldiers per year to on-duty aviation mishaps. This was the first Class A aviation mishap of FY25 and below the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.
 

 

PLR 24-075 - Aviation Mishap Claims One Army Contractor's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Aviation

An Army Contractor at Fort Novosel, Alabama, died in an aviation mishap at local. During flight training with a student pilot, the aircraft had a catastrophic impact with the ground. The student pilot received minor injuries. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is investigating the mishap.

Since FY19, the Army has had an average of eight Class A aviation flight mishaps and lost an average of seven Soldiers per year to on-duty aviation mishaps. This was the 14th Class A aviation flight mishap of FY24 and six above the number of similar mishaps during the same time last year.

 

 

PLR 24-035 - Aviation Mishap Claims Two Soldiers’ Lives

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Aviation

Two Warrant Officers assigned to the New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York, died in an aviation mishap at 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.

 

 

PLR 24-033 - Aviation Mishap Claims two Soldiers' Lives

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Aviation

Two Warrant Officers assigned to the Army National Guard, Tupelo, Mississippi, died in an aviation mishap at approximately 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.

 

 

PLR 24-016 - Aviation Mishap Claims Five Soldiers' Lives

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Aviation

Two Warrant Officers and three enlisted Soldiers assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in an aviation mishap in support of overseas contingency operations at 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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