USAF Class A Flight MishapsUSAF Class A Flight Mishaps
FY02 Flight Mishaps (Oct 01-Sep 02)
35 Class A Mishaps
22 Fatalities
19 Aircraft Destroyed
FY01 Flight Mishaps (Oct 00-Sep 01)
24 Class A Mishaps
9 Fatalities
21 Aircraft Destroyed
14 Oct # An HH-60 crashed into a river while flying a low-level
training mission.
17 Oct An F-16CG was severely damaged following an aborted
takeoff.
25 Oct An F-16C departed the runway after landing.
02 Nov # An MH-53 crashed while performing a mission.
05 Nov * An F101 engine undergoing Test Cell maintenance sustained
severe fire damage.
12 Dec # A B-1B crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff.
21 Dec # * A C-141B sustained a collapsed wing during ground
refueling operations.
30 Dec # * An RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle crashed
while returning to base.
07 Jan An MH-53M collided with a ground object.
(Upgraded to a Class A Aug 02.)
08 Jan A C-17 was damaged during landing.
10 Jan # An F-16C crashed during a surface attack training mission.
10 Jan An MH-53J crashed during a search and rescue mission.
17 Jan # # Two A-10As were involved in a mid-air collision. Only
one pilot ejected safely.
24 Jan An MH-53 crashed while performing a mission.
25 Jan # * An RQ-1 Predator crashed on landing.
31 Jan # A T-37 crashed during a training mission. The two
crewmembers suffered fatal injuries.
02 Feb # A C-21 crashed while landing. The two crewmembers
suffered fatal injuries.
12 Feb An F-15 was severely damaged due to an engine fire.
13 Feb # An MC-130P crashed during a mission.
18 Mar An MH-53 crashed during landing.
20 Mar # An F-16 crashed during a training mission and the
pilot did not survive.
10 Apr A KC-10 experienced FOD damage to an engine.
(Upgraded to Class A 08 May 02.)
l5 Apr # An F-16 crashed into the sea during a training mission.
22 Apr * An F-22 suffered a birdstrike that severely damaged the
right engine.
30 Apr # An F-15C crashed during a test mission. The pilot
did not eject.
13 May An E-4B experienced damage when the HF wire broke
loose and struck the fuselage.
15 May * A B-2 suffered major damage when a main landing gear
collapsed.
18 May * An RQ-1 Predator crashed returning from a routine mission.
25 May An MH-53M main rotor struck the fuselage. (Upgraded to
Class A Aug 02.)
29 May # * An F-16CJ crashed during a training sortie.
30 May An HH-60 crashed during a rescue mission.
12 Jun # An MC-130H crashed shortly after takeoff. Three
crewmembers suffered fatal injuries.
27 Jun # An A-10A crashed during a training mission and the
pilot did not survive.
03 Jul An F-15 experienced an engine failure. (Upgraded from
a Class B Jul 02.)
10 Jul # * An RQ-4A Global Hawk crashed during a mission.
21 Jul A KC-135E had a Number 2 engine fire. (Upgraded from
a Class B Jul 02.)
24 Jul A C-17 suffered a hard landing. (Upgraded from a
Class B Jul 02.)
07 Aug # An MC-130H crashed during a proficiency sortie. All 10
crewmembers did not survive.
08 Aug A UH-1N crashed during a student training mission.
09 Aug A U-2S departed the runway during a touch-and-go landing.
13 Aug An HH-60G crashed during a mission.
21 Aug # An F-15C crashed into the ocean during a training mission.
03 Sep An F-15C departed the runway and was severely damaged.
09 Sep # An F-16C crashed during a night training mission.
The pilot did not survive.
11 Sep # An F-16 crashed during a training mission.
17 Sep # * A RQ-1 Predator crashed during a mission.
FY03 Flight Mishaps (Oct 02)
3 Class A Mishaps
1 Fatalities
3 Aircraft Destroyed
FY02 Flight Mishaps (Oct 01)
3 Class A Mishaps
0 Fatalities
1 Aircraft Destroyed
18 Oct # A TG-10D glider crashed during a student sortie.
24 Oct An F-15 experienced an engine failure during takeoff.
25 Oct # * An RQ-1 Predator crashed during a training mission.
25 Oct # # Two F-16s had a mid-air collision during a
training mission. One pilot did not survive.
A Class A mishap is defined as one where there is loss of life, injury
resulting in permanent total disability, destruction of an AF aircraft,
and/or property damage/loss exceeding $1 million.
These Class A mishap descriptions have been sanitized to protect
privilege.
Unless otherwise stated, all crewmembers successfully ejected/egressed
from their aircraft.
Reflects only USAF military fatalities.
"#" Denotes a destroyed aircraft.
"*" Denotes a Class A mishap that is of the "non-rate producer" variety.
Per AFI 91-204 criteria, only those mishaps categorized as "Flight
Mishaps" are used in determining overall Flight Mishap Rates. Non-rate
producers include the Class A "Flight-Related," "Flight-Unmanned
Vehicle," and "Ground" mishaps that are shown here for information
purposes.
Flight and ground safety statistics are updated frequently and may be
viewed at the following web address:
http://safety.kirtland.af.mil/AFSC/RDBMS/Flight/stats/statspage.html
Current as of 01 Nov 02.
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NewsEdge
July 13, 2000
http://www.individual.com/frames/story.shtml?story=v0712062.3xi&level3=139498&date=20000713
PARIS (July 12) XINHUA via NewsEdge Corporation - A Mirage
2000-D fighter of the French air force crashed early Wednesday
morning near Nancy, northeastern France, after it collided with
another plane from the same air base, the Agence France-Presse (AFP)
reported.
AFP quoted the Nancy-Ochey air base as saying that the accident
took place during a night training mission which lasted from
Tuesday morning till Wednesday morning.
The two pilots of the crashed plane were injured when they
ejected themselves from the plane, which crashed into a forest
not far from the air base.
The other plane involved in the accident returned to the base
safe and sound, said AFP.
This is the second time in nearly two months that a Mirage
fighter of the French air force crashed.
A Mirage 5 fighter crashed on April 6 in Corsica.
