Nation Nov 21 Osprey aircraft back in service as families of crash victims question its safety By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Hamada Hanoura
Nation Aug 01 Cracks in gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying led to Osprey crash in Japan, Air Force says The Air Force says an Osprey aircraft crash was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land. By Tara Copp, Associated Press
Politics Jun 12 WATCH: Safety assessment of V-22 Ospreys will take several more months, program head tells House hearing The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 as the Pentagon continues to address safety concerns in the fleet, the head of the program told lawmakers at… By Tara Copp, Associated Press
Politics Mar 08 Military’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan Japan says it'll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the deaths of eight U.S. service members in a crash there in November. By Tara Copp, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Politics Mar 01 Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan The decision follows a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed the military services' plans for a safe and measured return to operations. By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press
Feb 06 The Pentagon believes it has identified the problem behind fatal Osprey crash and grounding of fleet By Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure in an Osprey aircraft that led to a fatal crash in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:51 The troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft fleet grounded by the U.S. military By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military will ground its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft while it investigates the cause of last week’s crash off the coast of Japan that killed all eight service personnel on board. The extraordinary step was taken after… Continue watching
Dec 07 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing following grounding of Osprey fleet after fatal crash By Tara Copp, Associated Press The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. Continue reading
Dec 06 U.S. military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan By Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. military has announced it is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. Continue reading
Dec 05 Air Force identifies the 8 U.S. crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan By Tara Copp, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The crew ranged in ages from 24 to 36 years old and came from eight states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Utah. Continue reading