Two Mississippi National Guardsmen died in a helicopter crash during a routine training flight

Feb. 25, 2024

Two National Guardsmen died after an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Prentiss County, Mississippi during a routine training flight on Friday Afternoon.

The Mississippi National Guard has not released any details regarding the investigation, aside from the names of the two men, according to ABC News. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bryan Andrew Zemek, 36, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Joshua Abbott, 42, died after the helicopter crashed in northeast Mississippi.

Zemek was an AH-64 Delta Apache instructor pilot in Alpha Company 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, and Abbot was in Delta Company 2nd Battalion, 151st Lakota Medical Evacuation Unit, serving as a maintenance test pilot, according to CBS News.

The crash is being investigated, according to a news release from the Mississippi National Guard.

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