I agree any accident is one too many. It will be argued that I have just dug up old bones as a V-22 hater. That is far from the truth. I hope our US servicemen and women have the best and safest equipment available but let us not bend the statistical truth for the sake of argument. The truth is that since March 2007 to the present the V-22 fleet has experienced 13 reported Class A mishap while 6 additional mishaps were not specifically reported that resulted in the loss of 12 lives. None of this information is available on the Navy’s safety web site. H-53E mishap information is readily available showing a similar number of total mishaps. During the period FY 2010-2012 in Afghanistan the V-22 and the CH-53E each lost 8 aircraft. The CH-53E fleet flew 19400 hour during this period resulting in a mishap rate of 41/100000 flight hours. During the same period the V-22 flew 724 flight hours resulting in a mishap rate of 1105/100000 flight hours.
Serious (Class A) Mishaps of Marine Corps V-22 Aircraft
Serial Number MV-22 Number Mishap Date Description of Class A Mishap
163911 01 1999 Not reported; damaged, stored at Hickory Museum
163914 04 20 Jul 1992 Reported; crashed near Quantico VA; 4 killed
163915 05 11 Jun 1991 Reported; test aircraft crashed on runway; (photo)
164939 07 Unknown Not reported; scrapped in 2008
164941 09 Unknown Not reported; scrapped in 2008
164942 10 12 Feb 2003 Not reported; overstressed (photo); scrapped 2006
165433 11 08 Apr 2000 Not reported; hard landing at Marana; scrapped 04 Apr 06
165434 12 Unknown Not reported; scrapped 02 Oct 2007
165436 14 08 Apr 2000 Reported; crashed after roll over at Marana, AZ; 19 killed
165437 15 08 Sep 2005 Not reported; GIA at New River, NC; photo
165438 16 Unknown Not reported; GIA at New River, NC; photo
165439 17 Unknown Not reported; scrapped 13 Sep 2004
165440 18 11 Dec 2000 Reported; crashed near New River, NC; 4 killed
165441 19 Unknown Not reported; GIA at Pensacola FL
165442 20 17 May 2010 Not reported; stored at NAVAIRSYSCOM
165444 22 28 Jun 2004 Misreported as Class B; scrapped 2 Feb 2012
165837 23 Unknown Not reported: retired to Quantico museum
165839 25 31 Oct 2013 Not reported; retired to USAF museum
165844 30 11 Apr 2012 Reported; crashed in Morocco; two killed
165948 49 6 Nov 2007 Reported; in flight engine fire; stored at New River, NC
166385 52 28 Mar 2005 Misreported as Class B; hydraulic/engine fire; stored at New River, NC photo; crewman permanently disabled
166388 55 21Aug 2007 Misreported as Class B; nose wheel collapse during emergency landing at Yuma, AZ
166389 56 27 Mar 2006 Misreported as a ground mishap; scrapped 14Jul09.
166390 57 7 Dec 2006 Misreported as Class B; fire damage
166390 57 19 May 2014 Reported; Crew Chief fell out while in flight
166480 59 10 Jul 2006 Misreported as Class B; engine destroyed by compressor stalls; emergency landing in Iceland
166482 61 01 May 2006 Not reported; engine fire at New River; scrapped 21 April 2010
166488 67 2008 Damaged in 2008; stripped of parts at New River; photo
166735 100 21 Jun 2013 Reported; destroyed by fire after emergency landing
VMM-263 Unknown 21 Jun 2008 Misreported as Class B; engine disintegrated during flight; emergency landing in Jordan.
168005 135 April 2001 Not Reported; Landing gear collapse required depot repair
167902 113 11 Jul 2011 Reported; crewman killed by cargo while in flight, Afghanistan
Unknown Unknown 27 May 2009 Not reported; swamp take-off crash causes fire damage
167910 121 May 2009 Misreported as Class B; Engine seizure and fire while in flight
Unknown Unknown 09 Jul 2012 Cross-shaft failure required emergency landing at Wilmington NC
168234 184 01 Oct 2014 Power loss upon take off, crewman drowned at sea
VMM-365 Unknown 2013 Not reported; crash landing in Afghanistan
168241 191 26 Aug 2013 Reported; destroyed after fire and hard landing
VMM-161 Unknown Sept 2014 Not reported; serious damage required rebuild
168014 144 27 June 2014 Not Reported; in Japan, details withheld
168020 150 17 May 2015 Reported; crash in LZ, two dead, destroyed by fire
Unknown Unknown 26 Oct 2016 Reported then removed; nose gear collapse at NAS Patuxent River
168027 157 13 Dec 2016 Reported; crash landed near Okinawa.
Unknown Unknown 29 Jan 2017 Reported; crash landing in Yemen after engine failure.
Unknown Unknown 5 Aug 2017 Reported; power lacking upon launch, lost at sea with 3 dead.
Unknown Unknown 29 Sep 2017 Reported; crash landing in Syria, two injured, destroyed.
168026 155 9 Dec 2015 Reported; set down short of flight deck, fuselage cracked.