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| Date: | Monday 14 June 2004 |
| Time: | c. 14:40 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1L Predator |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 99-3054 |
| MSN: | P-054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Indian Springs Aux Field, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Indian Springs-AF Aux Airport, NV (INS/KINS) |
| Indian Springs-AF Aux Airport, NV (INS/KINS) |
Crashed while returning from training mission on the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range. Cause: Crew error. Instructor pilot allowed the student pilot to continue a poor landing approach and the attempt to abort the landing was too late. The UAV impacted the ground with the rear tailplane.
Sources:
AFM JUL/DEC 2004
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2021 14:08 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jul-2021 11:53 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2025 06:16 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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