USAF: Class A Flight Mishaps

Flying Safety, Nov, 2001

FY01 Flight Mishaps (Oct 00 - Sep 01)

26 Class A Mishaps

6 Fatalities

21 Aircraft Destroyed

FY00 Flight Mishaps (Oct 99 - Sep 00)

21 Class A Mishaps

7 Fatalities

13 Aircraft Destroyed

04 Oct ( ) (*) An RQ-1 Predator UAV crashed while on a routine test mission

12 Oct ( ) An F-16C crashed during a routine training mission.

23 Oct ( ) (*) An RQ-1 Predator UAV went into an uncommanded descent

13 Nov ( ) ( ) Two F-16CJs were involved in a MIDAIR collision. Only one pilot survived.

16 Nov ( ) An F-16CG on a routine training mission was involved in midair collision

06 Dec ( ) AT-38A impacted the ground while on training mission.

14 Dec ( ) An F-16C crashed shortly after departure.

12 Jan ( ) An A-10A crashed short of the runway.

02 Feb (Added) (*) AB-1B sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine fire damage during ground operations.

09 Mar (*) During a ground maintenance run a KC-135E's No. 2 engine suffered catastrophic damage.

12 Mar (*) A USAF NCO died during a range training mishap.

21 Mar An F-16B experienced a bird strike but recovered safely. A fire developed after landing The aircraft suffered structural and engine damage.

21 Mar ( ) An F-16C experienced engine problems soon after takeoff and crashed.

26 Mar ( ) ( ) Two F-15Cs crashed during a routine training mission. The pilots did not survive.

03 Apr ( ) An F-16CJ crashed while on a routine training mission.

04 Apr An F-15E on a routine training mission recovered safely after sustaining a bird strike

07 Jun A KC-10A sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine damage

12 Jun ( ) An F-16CG crashed during a routine training mission. The pilot was fatally injured

21 Jun AC-130H sustained Class A Mishap-reportable damage during landing.

06 Jul ( ) An F-16CJ crashed while on a routine training mission. The pilot was fatally injured.

07 Jul ( ) An F-16B flying a chase mission crashed. The two crewmembers suffered fatal injuries.

18 Jul ( ) An F-16CG crashed while on a routine patrol mission.

23 Jul ( ) An F-16DG crashed while on a routine training mission.

26 Jul ( ) An F-16C crashed while on a routine training mission.

13 Aug An F-16C sustained Class A Mishap-reportable damage during landing. (Revised repair costs resulted in this being downgraded to Class B Mishap status.)

16 Aug A C-5A sustained Class A Mishap-reportable damage during takeoff.

24 Aug ( ) ( ) Two T-38s crashed following a midair collision. One pilot was fatally injured

04 Sep ( ) An A-10A crashed while on a crosscountry flight.

05 Sep ( ) A T-37 on a routine training mission crashed 30 minutes after takeoff.

05 Sep A C-130E sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine damage.

25 Sep A C-5A sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine damage during takeoff.

26 Sep A C-17A sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine damage during flight.

* 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.

* "( .)" denotes a destroyed aircraft.

* "(*.)" denotes a Class A mishap that is of the "non-rate producer" variety. Per AF1 91-204 criteria, only those mishaps categorized as "Flight Mishaps" are used in determining overall Flight Mishap 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.at.ml/AFSC/RDBMS/Flight/stats/statspage.html

* Current as of 02 Oct 01.