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Takeaways from the AP's investigation into Osprey safety issues

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Since the military started flying the aircraft three decades ago , 64 personnel have been killed and 93 injured in crashes.

Japan ’s military briefly grounded its fleet again late last month after an Osprey tilted violently during takeoff and struck the ground.

The AP reviewed thousands of pages of accident reports and flight data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act .

The Osprey ’s first fatal crash in 1992 occurred because pooled fluids spilled back down into the engine.

A 2000 crash that killed four Marines happened when a worn-down hydraulic line ruptured and the aircraft lost power.

Dust and dust can get sucked back into the engines, clogging and degrading them.

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