Fuel Shortage Ruled Out in Osprey Crash

The Marine Corps ruled out several possible causes of the Dec. 11 crash of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft in North Carolina, including fuel shortage, but its investigation continues. In a statement, officials said that an initial review of information taken from the aircraft’s flight data recorder showed the Osprey--a tilt-rotor craft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and cruises like an airplane--experienced a “hydraulic malfunction” related to the flight controls. It added, however, that the magnitude of this problem is unclear and may not have been instrumental in bringing down the aircraft. All four Marines aboard the Osprey were killed in the crash.