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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 57th Wg USAF |
| Registration: | 07-3220 |
| MSN: | P220 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nangarhar Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jalalabad airfield |
| Jalalabad | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
Loss of engine power. Flown into a mountainside on purpose to ensure destruction of the UAV.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Scramble 407 / Airforces Monthly (April 2013)
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2012/041412_MQ-1_Afghan_full.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2013 09:25 | harro | Added |
| 05-Mar-2020 18:42 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 05-Mar-2020 18:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:27 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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