The Air Force saw a fleetwide decline in the most serious manned aircraft mishaps in fiscal 2019, but the number of serious mishaps increased for fighter and attack aircraft.
A car driven by a civilian crashed through the wall of a Starbucks inside the Mini-Mall at Travis Air Force Base, California, Thursday, injuring the driver and five others.
The Pentagon is considering revisions to the dollar amounts and damage levels that qualify an aircraft accident as a major mishap to better reflect the expense of repairing advanced jets.