BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 91-204
10 MARCH 2021
Safety
SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS AND
REPORTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFSEC/SEFO
Supersedes: AFI 91-204, 27 April 2018
Certified by: AFSEC/CV
(Colonel Richard Carrell)
Pages: 109
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 91-2, Safety Programs, and
Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6055.07, Mishap Notification, Investigation,
Reporting, and Record Keeping. It provides guidance that is common to investigating and
reporting of all Department of the Air Force (DAF) safety events. It applies to all Regular Air
Force (AF), US Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG)
military and civilian personnel. This DAF Instruction (DAFI) applies to commanders, managers,
supervisors, and safety staffs at all levels, all persons who investigate and report DAF safety
events, and those persons who handle such reports. This instruction also provides guidance
regarding the control and use of privileged safety reports and information. Failure to observe the
prohibitions and mandatory provisions in paragraph 4.4 by Regular AF members, USSF
members, AFR members in an active or inactive duty for training status, and ANG members in
federal Title 10 status is a violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). ANG
members in a Title 32 status may be subject to an equivalent article under a state military justice
code. Violations by civilian and State (Title 5) employees may result in administrative disciplinary
actions without regard to otherwise applicable criminal or civil sanctions for violations of related
laws. The authorities to waive wing/delta/unit level requirements in this publication are identified
with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, or T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See DAFI 33-
360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the
Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier
waiver authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to AFI
33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of in
