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Military Aircraft Safety: Serious Accidents Remain at Historically Low Levels

NSIAD-98-95BR Published: Mar 23, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on military aircraft safety, focusing on the: (1) number and rate of serious accidents, including related fatalities, destroyed aircraft, and the value of lost aircraft over the last 2 fiscal years; and (2) views of the Department of Defense (DOD) safety officials on whether operating tempo or availability of spare parts have been contributing factors to Class A mishaps.

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