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Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

MEDIA Preliminary Loss Reports

Preliminary Loss Reports 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.

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PLR 24-088 – Military Parachuting Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Parachute

A 20-year-old Private First Class assigned to Fort Liberty, North Carolina, died in a military parachuting mishap on Fort Johnson, Louisiana, at local. The Soldier was conducting a training jump when he experienced a malfunction of a T-11 main parachute during an airborne operation after exiting the C-17 aircraft. The Soldier was airlifted to the local community hospital where he died. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is leading an investigation into the mishap.

Since FY19, the Army has lost an average of one Soldier a year to military parachuting mishaps. This mishap was the first military parachuting fatality of FY24 and equal to the number of fatalities for the same time last year.

 

 

PLR 23-031 - Military Parachuting Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Parachute
A 37-year-old Sergeant First Class assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a military freefall parachuting mishap 13 March 2023 in Homestead, Florida, at 1010 local. The Soldier served as the jump master and was the designated stack leader, landing first of 11 jumpers. During his landing sequence, the mishap jumper initiated a turn to base and final to set up his approach where he impacted the street in a diving attitude. The Soldier was evacuated via life flight to the local medical center. At or near his arrival, the Soldier went into cardiac arrest with weak to no pulse. Medical teams performed emergency surgery but were unsuccessful in re-establishing a pulse and the Soldier died. A U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center Centralized Accident Investigation team is leading the investigation.

Since 2018, the Army has lost an average of one Soldier a year to military parachuting mishaps. This mishap was the first military parachuting fatality of FY23.

 

 

PLR 21-056 - Military Parachuting Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Parachute
A Specialist assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a military parachuting mishap 19 April 2021 on Sicily Drop Zone (DZ) at approximately 1240 local. The Soldier was conducting a static-line jump from a UH-60. She was found on Sicily DZ entangled in her parachute with no pulse. The Soldier was medically evacuated to Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg, where she was pronounced dead.

Since FY16, the Army has averaged one military parachuting fatality per year. This was the first military parachuting fatality of FY21 and less than the number of similar mishaps during the same time period last year.