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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics RQ-1L Predator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 97-3031 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | within Pakistan -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after its engine failed and the aircraft went into an uncommanded dive. Crashed About 9 miles from base.
Cause: crew's failure to complete checklist items in the correct order. This resulting in the stability augmentation system and engine ignition being inadvertently turned off in flight.
Sources:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/drone-crashes/database/?noredirect=on
AFM July 2002, p75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2014 07:27 | harro | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 13:36 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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