Incident report
Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey crash near Marana Northwest Regional Airport, Arizona, United States
fatal2000-04-0819 fatalities
Summary
On a night approach for a simulated embassy evacuation the aircraft descended too fast and too steeply and entered vortex ring state. The right rotor stalled at about 245 ft, the aircraft rolled over and struck the ground at Marana Northwest Regional Airport, and all nineteen on board were killed. It remains the deadliest V-22 accident.
Incident details
Date
2000-04-08
Location
Marana Northwest Regional Airport, Arizona, United States
Aircraft
Registration
165436
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
19
Injuries
0
Occupants
19
Probable cause
Phase of flight
approach
Source
Marine Corps Times ↗32.5097, -111.2181
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities19
Injuries0
SourceMarine Corps Times
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