early October 2014, an MV-22 Osprey lost power shortly after takeoff from the . The aircraft splashed down in the Arabian Sea and was briefly partially submerged before the pilots regained control and landed on the carrier deck. One marine drowned after his life preserver failed to inflate when he bailed out of the aircraft. The accident was attributed to the aircraft being accidentally started in maintenance mode, which reduces engine power by a fifth. January 2017 On 29 January 2017, an MV-22 experienced a hard landing during the Yakla raid in Al Bayda, Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants, causing two injuries to U.S. troops. The aircraft could not fly afterward and was destroyed by U.S. airstrikes. References Norton, Bill. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Tiltrotor Tactical Transport''. Midland Publishing, 2004. . Whittle, Richard. The Dream Machine: The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. . External links A video footage of the 1991 Osprey crash with commentary V-22 Osprey Lists of aviation accidents and incidents