Officials with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) recently identified a soldier who died of injuries he suffered in a helicopter training accident at Fort Campbell.
He was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright, 40, a pilot assigned to the division’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, according to a press release. Fort Campbell Emergency Medical Services pronounced Wright dead at 6:45 p.m. June 11 at the site of the accident.
The training accident occurred on an AH-64 Apache helicopter. No other details about the accident were provided. It remains under investigation, the release states.
In a Facebook post, officials clarified that the accident “occurred during a routine attack aviation training mission inside the Fort Campbell training area.”
Another pilot in the accident sustained minor injuries. He was treated at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital on post and was released the same night. His name was not made public.
“The entire 101st Combat Aviation Brigade grieves the loss of CW2 Dustin Wright,” Col. Tyler Partridge, brigade commander, said in the release. “A former infantryman, Dustin cherished every opportunity to be outside and support ground troops. He did so with strength and honor. We will forever cherish the memories of his service, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.”
Wright joined the Army in 2010 and arrived at Fort Campbell in 2022. He was a graduate of Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, and was a member of Mosaic Church, Clarksville, Tennessee.
A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, June 27, at Mosaic Church.
