ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170544
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| Date: | 20-OCT-2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | USAF (United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey -
 Niger
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NIM / DRRN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A U.S. military UAV returning from a surveillance mission. Crashed damaging the runway. It was unarmed.
The Washington Post later reported that the Accident Investigation Board stated that aircraft bounced five times upon landing causing the landing gear to collapse resulting in US$ 6,444,882 of damage.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asca.it/news-Niger__drone_Usa_si_schianta_su_aeroporto_di_Niamey-1440748-.htmlz]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-base-in-niger-gives-us-a-strategic-foothold-in-west-africa/2013/03/21/700ee8d0-9170-11e2-9c4d-798c073d7ec8_story.html?noredirect=on
https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20141021/NEWS/310210043/Air-Force-UAV-crashes-Niger-no-injuries/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Media:
#Niger: reports of a plane crash at #Niamey Diori Hamani International Airport . #Drones #Barkhane #France #AirBase pic.twitter.com/YTQ9ffMvav
— Barmou Salifou (@BarmouSalifBlog) October 20, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2014 18:43 | harro | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 09:45 | plcedi | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 20:34 | StokieSteve | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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