F-22 Crash Review Marks IG's First In-Depth Mishap Assessment Since '94

摘要

The Pentagon inspector general's newly launched assessment of a fatal F-22A Raptor crash investigation, an appraisal dubbed "fairly routine" by the Air Force chief of staff, is the first such in-depth review since a 1994 disaster that killed 24 Army paratroopers and injured scores more. In that case, the IG's scrutiny led the Air Force to reverse its conclusions about who was responsible for the tragedy. Last week, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz downplayed the DOD IG's recent decision to scrutinize the Accident Investigation Board report on the Nov. 16, 2010, Raptor crash in Alaska.