FA-26-00222 · FOIA · FORSCOM

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Rotary wing mishap summary reports

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Rotary wing mishap summary, reporting period2 spans on the record, 2 accepted for withholding

A released record has been generated for this document. It is immutable, and the withheld characters were never written into it. Approved by Col. Marcus D. Whitfield, Division Chief, Records Management Directorate, Initial Denial Authority.

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This mishap summary consolidates rotary wing Class A and Class B events for the reporting period. Each entry records aircraft type, phase of flight, and the safety center's preliminary causal category.

The safety center's draft causal analysis for the most recent event attributes the sequence to a crew coordination breakdown during a night unaided approach^{(b)(5) withheld}, a finding that remains under review and is not the board's determination.

Point of contact for the summary is the command safety officer, CW4 Marcus Ellery, commercial 270-555-0163^{(b)(6) withheld}, who maintains the underlying event files.

Withheld material cited under:

(b)(5)Deliberative process
(b)(6)Personal privacy

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The safety center's draft causal analysis for the most recent event ^(b)(5), a finding that remains under review and is not the board's determination.

Point of contact for the summary is the command safety officer, ^(b)(6), who maintains the underlying event files.

130 characters withheld. Material cited under:

(b)(5)Deliberative process
(b)(6)Personal privacy

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Span 1AI suggestedAccepted, will be withheld
Page 1, paragraph 2, characters 68 to 156
Suppress amount indication, indicating it would harm the protected interest
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5) · draft causal analysis
Safety center's draft causal attribution for an event still under review, not the accident board's determination.
Span 2AI suggestedAccepted, will be withheld
Page 1, paragraph 3, characters 64 to 106
Suppress amount indication, indicating it would harm the protected interest
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6) · personal name and duty telephone number
Identifies the command safety officer by name and rank with a direct commercial line.

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Working copy

Author: Ellery, Marcus D. (Mil)
Originating office: HQ FORSCOM Safety Office
Revision count: 5
Document management ID: FORSCOM-DMS-2025-002221

Released record

Document title: Rotary wing mishap summary, reporting period
Releasing office: U.S. Army Records Management Directorate, FOIA/PA Division
Release date: 2026-09-02
FOIA tracking number: FA-26-00222

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Serialized released record, 2 redactions, 130 characters withheld

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