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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 2004 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1L Predator |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 99-3062 |
| MSN: | P-062 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Balad AB -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. A misrouted oil line failed and leaked oil into the engine bay causing a fire, which spread and ultimately made the aircraft uncontrollable, leading to the crash in which it was destroyed.
Sources:
AFM OCT 2004/NOV 2005, p77
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 19:59 | TB | Added |
| 29-Nov-2021 14:37 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2025 06:16 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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