ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177254
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| Date: | Monday 14 July 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WGp USAF |
| Registration: | 07-3210 |
| MSN: | P-210 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 190 nmi. northeast of Kandahar Air Base -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KDH / OAKN |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The MQ-1B Predator crashed as a result of a technical failure.
The findings of the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board Report were publicly released on 26th January, 2015. The US$ 4.6million aircraft was destroyed when it crashed 190 nautical miles northeast of Kandahar Air Base The crash was due to engine failure, due to an undetermined cause (the wreckage was not recovered for analysis).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://drone-rss.com/2015/01/mq-1b-predator-accident-report-released/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2015/071414_MQ1B_Kandahar.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2015 11:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jun-2015 11:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Mar-2020 18:37 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2020 18:37 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:57 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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