USMC cites pilot error in 2023 fatal Osprey crash in Australia

MV-22 USMC Osprey Darwin Australia

Source: US Marine Corps

Investigators have concluded that a loss of situational awareness by the pilot, rather than any material or mechanical failure, caused the August 2023 crash of a Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor near Darwin, Australia that killed three US Marine Corps personnel.

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