Material failure involved in more than half of serious Osprey safety incidents since 2021

CV-22 Osprey recovery Norway 2022

Source: US Air Force

A multi-year review conducted the US military’s airworthiness authority for the V-22 tiltrotor found that out of 12 Class A mishaps in recent years, seven featured material failure as a causal or contributing factor.

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