A 36-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 3 assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a civilian aircraft mishap 15 April 2023 near Andrews, North Carolina, at 1100 local. The Soldier was departing the local airport in a civilian experimental Velocity aircraft when it crashed into the trees. The Soldier was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the mishap is still currently unknown. The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation.
Since 2018, the Army has lost an average of 11 Soldiers a year to off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishaps. This mishap was the third off-duty sports, recreation and physical training fatality of FY23 and above the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.