Sixty-three of the most severe kinds of aviation accidents, known as Class A and Class B mishaps, were reported last year, down from 71 in fiscal 2020.
Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, a fighter pilot with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 176th Fighter Squadron, went down in Michigan's Hiawatha National Forest around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2020.