Aircraft notes - Mishap Statistics Scoreboard - no operator caused Class A accidents among aviators - Illustration

Combat Edge, March, 2003

Congratulations to all the aviators out there! We made it through January with no operator caused Class As. The first month this year. We did, however, have 2 flight Class As, 1 rate producer and 1 non-rate producer. On Jan. 1st we lost a Predator and on Jan. 26 we lost a U-2. This is a real turn around compared to the first 3 months of FY03. As long as we have single engine aircraft, we will have Class As resulting from engine failure. Not much the pilots can do about that, but we can continue to prevent mishaps caused by operator error. As a result of world events, we are going to continue to get busier and stretch our resources to the max. Now more than ever, we need to keep focused on the basics and keep our wingmen alive. We can't fight wars if we crash all our jets in training.

FY03 Aircraft

As of January 31, 2003

                   Fatal  Aircraft Destroyed

8 AF                      ^
9 AF
12 AF              *      @@@
AWFC               *      ^^^ ## ^^^ @ @
ANG (ACC-gained)
AFRC (ACC-gained)  *      @@@

Symbols for Mishap Aircraft

@: A-10

@@: B-1

^: U-2

^^: E-4

^^^: RQ-1

^^^^: QF-4

#: HH-60

##: F-15

###: RQ-4

Legend

Class A -- Permanent Total Disability; Property Damage $1,000,000 or more

Class B -- Permanent Partial Disability; Property Damage between $200,000 and $1,000,000

Class C -- Lost Workday; Property Damage between $20,000 and $200,000

* Non-rate Producing