BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 91-224
21 JANUARY 2022
Safety
GROUND SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS
AND REPORTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-publishing web site at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFSEC/SEG Certified by: AF/SEI
(Colonel Lawrence A. Nixon)
Supersedes: AFMAN 91-224, 29 March 2019 Pages: 31
This Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) implements Department of the Air Force
Instruction (DAFI) 91-204, Safety Investigations and Reports. This manual provides ground,
motor vehicle and afloat event guidance to support DAFI 91-204. It directs procedures specific to
investigating and reporting Department of the Air Force (DAF) ground, motor vehicle and afloat
mishaps. Requirements in this publication are mandatory, unless otherwise indicated. It applies to
all Regular Air Force, US Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard
(ANG) military and civilian personnel. For the purposes of this manual, Direct Reporting Units
(DRUs), ANG, AFR and Field Operating Agencies (FOAs) are included in all references to Major
Commands/Field Commands (MAJCOMs/FLDCOMs). This manual requires the collection
and/or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Department
of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5400.11, DoD Privacy and Civil Liberties Program. The applicable
System of Records Notice, OPM/GOVT-1, General Personnel Records, is available at
https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy/SORNs.aspx. 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 are disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary
responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all MAJCOM/FLDCOM supplements must be
routed to the Occupational Safety Division, Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC/SEG) for
coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/delta/unit level
