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AFI 51-307 — Aerospace And Ground Accident Investigations

AFI 51-307 is listed as current Current
in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2019-03-18 — 7.4 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFI
Publication date2019-03-18 (7.4 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/JA
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. This publication incorporates the 11 April 2016 Waiver of Specific Provisions of the superseded AFI 51-503, Aerospace and Ground Accident Investigations, and the changes from AFI 51-503_AFGM2018 - 01. Chapter 1— ACCIDENT AND SAFETY INVESTIGATION BOARDS 7 1.1. General Considerations.......................................................................................... 7 1.2. Purpose of Accident Investigations........................................................................ 7 1.3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Convening Authority......................................... 8 1.4. Roles and Responsibilities of the Convening Authority’s Staff Judge Advocate... 8 1.5. Roles and Responsibilities of the Board President................................................. 11 1.6. Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Legal Advisor......................................... 13 1.7. Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Maintenance Member

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Operations1DAFI 10-3601
Public Affairs1AFI 35-101

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