Table 7-5.—Aircraft Strike and Damage Codes CATEGORY (FIRST POSITION) 1 2 3 4 5 CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 3 CATEGORY 4 CATEGORY 5 STRIKE DUE STRIKE DUE STRIKE FOR STRIKE DUE COMP DAMAGE DAMAGE DEPRECIATION ADMIN REASONS OF SERVICE LIFE AIRCRAFT REPAIRABLE EMPLOYMENT (SECOND POSITION) FLIGHT: NOT IN FLIGHT: A—UNIT TRAINING 1—PARKED ASHORE J—FERRY 4—IN TOW/NONFLIGHT TAXI K—EXPERIMENT DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION 5—ABOARD SHIP L—FLIGHT TEST 7—LOADING OR UNLOADING M—UTILITY 8—UNDERGOING REWORK P—SEARCH AND RESCUE 9—IN STORAGE R—TRANSPORT S—ATTACK U—ANTIAIR WARFARE V—RECONNAISSANCE W—AIR DEFENSE CAUSE (THIRD POSITION) NOT ENEMY ACTION ENEMY ACTION INCIDENT TO FLIGHT INCIDENT TO FLIGHT A—AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT EXCEPT WHENEVER D, E, F BELOW NOT APPLICABLE S—ENEMY ORDNANCE V—MISSING; CAUSE UNKNOWN D—GUN, ROCKET, OR MISSILE FIRE FROM Y—LANDING OR TAKEOFF MISHAP DRONE EXPENDITURE (SEE F BELOW) DUE TO ENEMY INFLICTED E—MISSING; CAUSE UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO BASE FACILITY F—TARGET DRONE EXPENDITURE Z—SABOTAGE, CAUSING LOSS NOT INCIDENT TO FLIGHT: H—STORM (INCLUDING RESULTANT FIRES, NOT INCIDENT TO FLIGHT: COLLAPSE, OR DAMAGE OF FACILITIES 1—ATTACK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT E T C . ) 2—ORDNANCE FROM ENEMY I—ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE BY OWN FORCES SURFACE WEAPONS ORDNANCE (INCLUDING RESULTANT FIRES, 5—SABOTAGE, CAUSING LOSS ETC.) 6—SEIZURE OF BASE BY ENEMY J—FIRE OR EXPLOSION (OTHER THAN "H" OR 7—IMMINENT OR PROBABLE "I" ABOVE CAPTURE BY ENEMY K—DAMAGE FROM OTHER THAN INCIDENT (E.G., TOWING OR NONFLIGHT TAXI ACCIDENT) L—AIRCRAFT ON LOAN TO NAVY RETURNED O—STANDARD SERVICE LIFE COMPLETE P—EXCESS TO INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS Q—OBSOLETE R—ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED 7-12