Date:	Saturday 17 October 2015
Time:
Type:	General Atomics MQ-1B Predator
Owner/operator:	432nd WG USAF
Registration:	05-3136
MSN:	P-136
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Muwafaqiya area in Wasit province -   Iraq
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	USAF AIB

Narrative:
The drone crashed, due to a technical failure.

The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board Report was released in early November, 2016. The U$$ 5.2million aircraft (including munitions) crashed after electronic flight control component failure caused by a lightning strike. This cause was determined from manufacturer analysis of components from the recovered wreckage.

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/photos-us-surveillance-drone-crashes-wasit-province-iraq/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2016/101715_MQ1B_CENTCOM.pdf
Scramble (#438) / Air Forces Monthly (December 2015)
https://www.airforcemag.com/lightning-vs-predator/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Oct-2015 08:40	gerard57	Added
19-Oct-2015 08:42	harro	Updated [Embed code, ]
19-Oct-2015 12:29	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
20-Oct-2015 19:45	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
14-Mar-2020 14:20	StokieSteve	Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
14-Mar-2020 14:21	harro	Updated [Source, Accident report, ]
14-Mar-2020 14:21	harro	Updated [Source, Accident report, ]
26-Mar-2020 14:51	DG333	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]