Nashville, TN – At about 5:30pm EDT, Saturday, July 9th, a Tennessee Army Guard OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter with two pilots on board crashed in Campbell County, Tennessee. Both pilots were killed in the crash.
At the time of the accident the crew was conducting a routine training flight.
At this time the cause of the crash is not known. We will not speculate as to the cause.
Names of the casualties are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
Further news media inquiries will be handled by MAJ (Ret) Randy Harris, Director, Joint Public Affairs, Tennessee Military Department at 615.313.0662 or 615.517.0984. A board of officers will be appointed to investigate the cause of the accident. No other details are available at this time.
