WASHINGTON — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot's decision to keep flying rather than heed multiple warnings that he should ...

The crash of an Air Force Osprey aircraft eight months ago in Japan that killed all eight airmen on board was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of one of the aircraft’s proprotor ...

caused a fatal accident. In June of 2022, five Marines were killed when a different part of the proprotor gearbox system failed. Gear cracks, pilot decision led to Japan Osprey crash, Air Force ...

An Air Force investigation into a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan found that worn parts ... as a hard clutch engagement, which has caused more than dozen other Osprey mishaps ...

Internal safety documents obtained by Military.com show that warnings related to a mechanical issue that caused an Air Force Osprey to crash off the coast of Japan last year, killing eight airmen ...

Scrutiny of the military's Osprey ... of Japan. His estate filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Friday -- the one-year anniversary of the crash.

Japan’s Jiji Press reported that a schedule delay and the last-minute addition of one passenger were the cause ... Osprey fleet, together with the U.S. following last year’s fatal crash ...