ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207123
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | 409th AEG Det 1 USAF |
| Registration: | 06-4105 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seychelles Int Airport, Mahé -
 Seychelles
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | SEZ / FSIA |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The military drone crashed upon takeoff as a result of a technical malfunction. The RPA was assigned to the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group, an Air Force Materiel Command unit. The investigation board report found the cause to be an electrical short in the engine control cable assembly.
Sources:
https://theaviationist.com/2011/12/13/seychelles-crash/
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/world/africa/seychelles-unarmed-us-drone-crashes.html
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2012/121311_MQ-9A_Seychelles.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2018 20:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Mar-2020 08:53 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 08:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:59 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 06:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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