ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160439
Last updated: 2 November 2020
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| Date: | 09-APR-2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 27th SOW /3rd SOS USAF (27th SOW /3rd SOS United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Northern Mali -
 Mali
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft, an MQ-1B, crashed in a remote area of northern Mali, near the border with Algeria.
The crash was confirmed by US Africa Command.
The Air Force Special Operations Command Accident Investigation Board report (a scant 13page abbreviated form) was only signed-off in late June, 2014. The cause of the crash was engine failure, the likely cause of the said engine failure was high crankcase pressure, The US$ 4.23million aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
Sources:
http://www.uasvision.com/2013/07/19/lost-link-caused-predator-crash-in-turkey/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2013 16:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Sep-2016 07:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Mar-2020 10:35 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 20:38 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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