DA Form 285, Technical Report of U.S. Army Ground Accident, is a form used by supervisors to report any accident that happened on U.S. Army grounds and resulted in a serious injury, death, or damage to property and equipment. The DA 285 is submitted for all Army aircraft accidents, non-Army motor vehicle accidents, and Army fires.
The latest edition of the report - sometimes confused with the DD Form 285, Appointment of Military Postal Clerk, Unit Mail Clerk or Mail Orderly - was released by the Department of the Army (DA) on February 1, 2009. An up-to-date DA Form 285 fillable version is available for digital filing and download below or can be found through the Army Publishing Directorate website.
Procedural guidelines and additional information can be found in the DA PAM 385-40. DD Form 285 instructions are as follows:
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