ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183299
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| Date: | 07-JAN-2016 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF (432nd WG United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 08-3245 |
| C/n / msn: | P-245 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Akashat, Anbar Province -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
Crashed. The UAV was flying a combat mission when the ground pilot lost control of the aircraft, according to the US Air Force.
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board findings were publicly released on 1st June, 2017.
The armed US$ 5.09million aircraft crashed after a primary control module anomaly caused multiple on-board system failures and loss of control by the Whiteman AFB-based 20th ATKS.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/bjoernstritzel/status/685505510381096961
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2016/01/08/air-force-says-drone-crash-in-iraq-was-an-accident/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2017/010716_MQ1B_CENTCOM.pdf
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1199592/mq-1b-accident-investigation-released/
Scramble (#441) / Air Forces Monthly (February 2016)
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2016 18:46 | abel 83 | Added |
| 08-Jan-2016 21:12 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:48 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 14:49 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:50 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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