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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | 27th SOW USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | at sea (location not disclosed) - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
MQ-9A; DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT; ACFT DESTROYED; NO INJURIES
The Air Force Special Operations Command Accident Investigation Board findings were released on 9th February, 2018 according to an AFSOC press release dated 27th March posted on the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps website.
The deployed aircraft operating from an "undisclosed location" was destroyed after stalling at 3000ft AGL. The investigation ruled pilot error after the crew failed to complete the stall recovery list.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://media.defense.gov/2018/Mar/28/2001895859/-1/-1/0/FINAL%20AAIB%20MQ9%20AUG%202017%20NEWS%20RELEASE.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 15-Mar-2020 20:36 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:46 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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