Posted: September 10, 2018 10:30 AM
Rising Accident Rates Taking Toll on Navy, Marine Aircraft Availability
By OTTO KREISHER, Seapower Correspondent
RENO, Nev. — The accident rate for the major Class A mishaps in naval aviation is “trending up†and there has been a “major increase†in the more minor Class C accidents, which is aggravating the lack of aircraft availability the Navy and Marine Corps have been struggling to overcome, the Naval Safety Center commander reported.
The naval services are taking a series of steps to reverse the jump in Class C mishaps and aggressively working to develop better analytical tools to help prevent the major accidents, which result in the loss of aircraft or personnel or multi-million dollars in damage, Rear Adm. Mark Leavitt said Sept. 8.
http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20180907-Safety.html
