The deadly crash of an Air Force CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft off the coast of Japan last year, killing all eight service members aboard, resulted from a “catastrophic failure” of the troubled craft’s gearbox and the pilot’s decision not to land immediately in response to warnings in the cockpit, Air Force investigators said Thursday.
Air Force investigators: Fatal 2023 Osprey crash due to gearbox problems and inadequate crew
