ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180510
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF |
| Registration: | 05-3136 |
| MSN: | P-136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muwafaqiya area in Wasit province -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The drone crashed, due to a technical failure.
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board Report was released in early November, 2016. The U$$ 5.2million aircraft (including munitions) crashed after electronic flight control component failure caused by a lightning strike. This cause was determined from manufacturer analysis of components from the recovered wreckage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/photos-us-surveillance-drone-crashes-wasit-province-iraq/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2016/101715_MQ1B_CENTCOM.pdf
Scramble (#438) / Air Forces Monthly (December 2015)
https://www.airforcemag.com/lightning-vs-predator/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2015 08:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2015 08:42 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Oct-2015 12:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2015 19:45 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:20 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:51 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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