page_title: 2000 Marana V-22 Crash
hierarchical_section_title: 2000 Marana V-22 Crash
caption_attribution_description: English: Lexington Park, MD (May 29, 2002) -- The V-22 "Osprey" resumes test flights at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland. The test flight was the first since the Pentagon grounded the aircraft in December 2000, following two fatal crashes eight months apart. The U.S. military wants to buy a total of 458 Ospreys for three services by 2013, with the principle customer being the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Navy photo by Vernon Pugh. (RELEASED
context_page_description: On 8 April 2000, a V-22 Osprey aircraft operated by the United States Marine Corps crashed during a night training exercise at Marana Regional Airport near Tucson, Arizona. The crash killed all 19 U.S. Marines on board and intensified debate about the reliability of the Osprey.
  It was later determined that the aircraft had entered an aerodynamic condition known as vortex ring state, which resulted from a high rate of descent compounded by pilot error. As a result of the investigation findings, the V-22 was subject to further redesign, and eventually entered operational service in 2007.
context_section_description: On 8 April 2000, a V-22 Osprey aircraft operated by the United States Marine Corps crashed during a night training exercise at Marana Regional Airport near Tucson, Arizona. The crash killed all 19 U.S. Marines on board and intensified debate about the reliability of the Osprey.
  It was later determined that the aircraft had entered an aerodynamic condition known as vortex ring state, which resulted from a high rate of descent compounded by pilot error. As a result of the investigation findings, the V-22 was subject to further redesign, and eventually entered operational service in 2007.
caption: A V-22 Osprey similar to the aircraft that crashed in Marana, Arizona.
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