(Liz Klimas) An F-22 Raptor — an upwards of $150 million plane by Lockheed Martin that had many delays during production and since has been the center of a controversy involving pilot’s health — has been in a “Class A” accident.
During a training flight last Thursday, Dave Majumdar for Flight reports, the Raptor flown by a student pilot was in an accident that is worth more than $2 million in damage. The pilot was not injured.
According to the U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board, a Class A accident is one that results in a ”fatality or total permanent disability, loss of an aircraft, or property damage of $2 million or more.” Flight reports the Air Force saying they expect the damage caused in this accident will be repaired.
