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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Indian Ocean, off Djibouti -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
MQ-9A; GENERATOR FAILURE; AIRCRAFT ORDERED DESTROYED; NO INJURIES
The Washington Post reported that a starter generator failure created conditions here the MQ- was intentionally crashed into the sea after the resulting electrical problems prevented it from returning to a base in Djibouti.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 14-Mar-2020 11:05 | StokieSteve | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 11:05 | StokieSteve | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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