Accident General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper 08-4044, Thursday 19 November 2015

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Date:	Thursday 19 November 2015
Time:
Type:	General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper
Owner/operator:	27th SOW USAF
Registration:	08-4044
MSN:	PB-044
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	north of Kandahar Air Base perimeter, Afghanistan - Afghanistan
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kandahar Air Base
Destination airport:	Kandahar Air Base
Investigating agency:	USAF AIB

Narrative:
MQ-9 LOST THRUST AFTER TAKEOFF; IMPACTED GROUND; AIRCRAFT DESTROYED

The Air Force Special Operations Command Accident Investigation Board findings were publicly released on 20th January, 2017.

The US$ 14.39million aircraft and ordnance were destroyed when the MQ-9 crashed shortly after take-off being launched by the 62nd ERS due to a compressor bearing failure lead to complete engine failure whilst at only 500ft.

Accident investigation:


Investigating agency:	USAF AIB
Report number:
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report:	Final report

Sources:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2017/111815_MQ9-A_Kandahar.pdf
Scramble (#456)
https://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1058419/air-force-releases-mq-9a-crash-report/

Revision history:

Date/time Contributor Updates

13-May-2018 21:10 ASN archive

14-Mar-2020 14:52 StokieSteve Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

14-Mar-2020 14:53 harro Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Accident report, ]

26-Mar-2020 14:46 DG333 Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-May-2018 21:10	ASN archive
14-Mar-2020 14:52	StokieSteve	Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
14-Mar-2020 14:53	harro	Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Accident report, ]
26-Mar-2020 14:46	DG333	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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