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 ...

T he crash of an Air Force Osprey aircraft eight months ago in Japan that killed all eight airmen on board was caused by a ...

Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.

“Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused ... Japan grounded its V-22s immediately after the crash. The U.S. initially said it was suspending Osprey ...

The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps all grounded their tiltrotor fleets December 6 amid an investigation into what caused a crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey off the coast of Japan that killed ...

The other services are expected to maintain their pauses longer as they look at the cause ... Japan crash, inclusions - or ...

Congress' probe into the safety of the military's V-22 Osprey last summer following multiple deadly crashes has been stalled for nearly a year, angering Gold Star family members who lost loved ones ...

But the V-22 Osprey has also caused the deaths of 62 service members. A crash in Japan last year grounded the entire fleet. We compared accident data for the Osprey with that of its closest rivals ...