Military aircraft crashes in Imperial County; 4 reported dead
A military aircraft crashed in Imperial County near the Arizona border Wednesday afternoon, killing four people, according to a federal source.
Local firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and other emergency responders were assisting Naval Air Facility El Centro with the crash. There were five Marines onboard when the Osprey crashed, Kampa said, adding on Wednesday evening that he could not yet confirm their status.The aircraft was based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton with Marine Aircraft Group 39, Kampa said.
Investigation: Marines’ disclosure of long-standing problems adds to troubles of the hybrid aircraft. After an Osprey crashed in the Arabian Sea in 2014, killing its crew chief, Marine Corps investigators concluded inthat the aircraft was doomed on takeoff because it was accidentally started in maintenance mode.
The Pentagon’s top testing official said in a November 2000 study that the Osprey had unusually high maintenance needs and suffered from problems that, unless corrected, would make it unreliable and often unavailable for missions.Military: Commander of training squadron is suspended for allegedly urging the falsification of maintenance reports on the controversial aircraft.
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