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| Date: | Monday 19 October 2015 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Gülova Aktaş -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The US military drone made an emergency landing after a technical malfunction. The extent of the damage to the drone is unknown.
The drone was retrieved by Turkish Armed forces.
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board findings were publicly released on 17th March, 2017
The US$ 4.66million aircraft was destroyed in a forced landing after a pinhole leak in the coolant supply line degraded engine performance. The 20th RS crew were unable to maintain a safe altitude in the mountainous terrain to allow it to return to base.
Sources:
http://national.bgnnews.com/turkish-authorities-recover-downed-american-predator-drone-in-hatay-haberi/10440
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/748069/mq-1-predator-rpa-crashed-in-turkey/
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1121908/news-release-mq-1b-predator-accident-report-released/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2015 17:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:51 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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