ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167499
Last updated: 8 December 2020
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| Date: | 25-MAY-2002 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 EDT |
| Type: |  General Atomics RQ-1L Predator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 98-3052 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6 nm N of Ali Al Salem Air Base -
 Kuwait
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ali Al Salem Air Base |
| Ali Al Salem Air Base |
Crashed. Cause: a broken cylinder rocker arm, which resulted in engine failure.
Sources:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/drone-crashes/database/?noredirect=on
AFM MAR 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2014 07:29 | harro | Added |
| 07-Dec-2019 18:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2020 15:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
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