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V-22 Osprey Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the V-22 Osprey, each with a date and source. See the V-22 Osprey overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 2 events 2 2022 2023 — 4 events 4 2023 2024 — 1 event 1 2024 2025 — 0 events 0 2025 2026 to 3 Nov — 3 events 3 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 3 Nov 2026.

By event type 10 events logged · 4 airframes lost
  • Crash 4
  • Damaged 5
  • Delivered 1

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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V-22 Osprey losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. OCT 82026 V-22 Osprey Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing followed by a fuel fire in Bladen Lakes State Forest, North Carolina, during training; one of four Marines flown to a burn center, damage extent not released.
  2. JUL 282026 MV-22 Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Final MV-22B handed over at Amarillo, Texas; aircraft joins VMM-162, closing a 359-aircraft Marine Corps buy.
  3. JUL 192026 MV-22 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · MV-22B right nacelle caught fire during startup at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Arizona; crew evacuated safely, no injuries.
  4. OCT 272024 MV-22 Damaged 🇯🇵 Japan · V-22 lost balance on take-off at Camp Yonaguni during Keen Sword; left engine nacelle struck the ground, 16 aboard unhurt, fleet grounded.
  5. NOV 292023 CV-22 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the sea near Yakushima during training; the Department of Defense said all eight airmen aboard were killed.
  6. AUG 272023 MV-22 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed on Melville Island during Exercise Predators' Run; three occupants were killed and twenty were injured.
  7. AUG 222023 CV-22 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing at Melrose Range after an inadvertent engine shutdown; one crew member sustained minor injuries.
  8. AUG 172023 CV-22 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Two CV-22s collided rotors while parking at Inyokern Airfield; both aircraft were damaged and one ground crew member was injured.
  9. JUN 82022 V-22 Osprey Crash 🇺🇸 United States · MV-22B Osprey crashed in the California desert near Glamis during training; all five Marines aboard killed.
  10. MAR 182022 V-22 Osprey Crash 🇺🇸 United States · MV-22B Osprey crashed in the Gratadalen valley, Nordland, during exercise Cold Response; all four Marines killed.