Incident report
Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey crash near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, United States
minor2006-03-27
Summary
During post maintenance ground checks after an engine change the aircraft lifted off without command, fell back and came down hard at Marine Corps Air Station New River, breaking off the starboard wing and badly damaging the right engine. The cabin was unoccupied and nobody was hurt. The uncommanded power has been attributed to a miswired cannon plug to the engine control unit. The airframe was struck off and the hulk was later rebuilt as a maintenance trainer.
Incident details
Date
2006-03-27
Location
Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, United States
Aircraft
Registration
166389
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
ground run
Source
FlightGlobal ↗34.7083, -77.4394
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceFlightGlobal
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