The BellBoeing CV-22 crash in Afghanistan on 8 April was not caused by a mechanical failure, according to a source familiar with preliminary findings of the US military investigation. The fatal crash, which killed four and injured others, occurred after the pilot lost situational awareness while landing in a wadi around 1am under brown-out conditions, the source says. The incident killed the pilot, a flight engineer, an army Ranger and an unidentified civilian. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), which owns the CV-22 fleet, was not immediately available to comment. US military officials have previously stated the cause of the...
