Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
“
We plough the fields and scatter the Jaguars from the land”
Cat 4/5 Accident Rates per 10,000 flying hours
Jag 1.02/10,000fg hrs (>1973)
GR7/9 0.97/10,000fg hrs (>1988)
GR1/4 0.59/10,000fg hrs (>1980)
F3 0.28/10,000fg hrs (>1985)
Quite shocking and goodness knows what that accident rate would have been in the hands of inexperienced students. People often think that the Harrier was the worst in recent times, but the dear old Jag had a truly shocking loss rate in training accidents linked to its handling characteristics at high alpha and lack of SEP.
Here is a list of those losses: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/type/JAGR
CFIT and mid airs in the main. Look at the number of maintenence and technical accidents and the Jag wasn't worst than anything else. Low level flying on a IN system that could have its moments, was an awful layout and no TFR. Also exceed its limits and 9 times out of 10 you would have to bang out. With Terprom and GPS put on the Jag, CFITs stopped. Bar the last accident in Alaska. No terrain database.