USAF Class A Mishaps

Flying Safety, Jan-Feb, 2002

FY02 Flight Mishaps (Oct-Nov 01)

3 Class A Mishaps

0 Fatalities

1 Aircraft Destroyed

FY01 Flight Mishaps (Oct-Nov 00)

4 Class A Mishap

1 Fatalities

4 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.

05 Nov * An F101 engine undergoing Test Cell maintenance sustained severe fire damage.

* 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 03 Dec 01.

NOTE: The Dec 01 edition of Flying Safety reported a C-17 sustained Class A Mishap-reportable engine damage during flight on 26 Sep 01. Revised repair cost estimates have in this mishap being downgraded to Class B Mishap status. This reduces the total number of FY01 Class A mishaps from 25 to 24. Here are the revised FY01 Flight Mishap totals.

(Revised Final FY01 Flight Mishaps Totals (Oct 00 - Sep 01)

24 Class A Mishaps

6 Fatalities

21 Aircraft Destroyed