To enable the Army to identify lessons learned, Army-wide problems, and problematic trends
To record the when, what, where, why, and how the accident occurred and make improvements so it will not occur again.
To find out what happened and who or what is At Fault. It is also to prevent it from happening again. For instance if an airplane crashes the investigation will focus on why it crashed. This is needed so other airplanes of the same type and age won't crash from the same reason.
An accident to investigation aims to prevent a repeat.
To determine how to avoid a similar accident in the future
No. The purpose of accident investigations is to prevent future accidents. To encourage Soldiers to participate in the investigation, information provided to the accident investigation officer can NOT be used against him during a criminal investigation. Reference: AR 385-40.
A & b
Thousands of accident keep hapenning in the US almost every single day. The failure to react at times cause the accidents to happen. The primary purpose of accident investigations is mainly to understand what could be the cause of these accidents. With the help of the knowledge gained from the investigation, further accidents could be possibly prevented.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) was created in 1989.
Rail Accident Investigation Branch was created in 2005.
Transport Accident Investigation Commission was created in 1990.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission ended in 2001.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission was created in 1974.
A & b
Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board was created in 2002.
Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board ended in 2006.