ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210859
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF |
| Registration: | 08-3237 |
| MSN: | P-237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Southern Iraq -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
MQ-1 ACFT DESTROYED; NO INJURIES
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board findings were released on 3rd February, 2016.
The MQ-1B lost engine coolant leading to engine failure and the command decision to deliberately crash the aircraft. The US$ 2.8million aircraft was not recovered. The investigators found that having detected the coolant leak the Whiteman AFB-based 20th RS crew missed a step in the check-list involving the engine cooling contributing to the eventual loss of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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.uasvision.com/2016/02/08/mq-1b-predator-accident-report-released-6/
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/29/drone-isil-iraq/28177803/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2016/052715_MQ1B_CENTCOM.pdf
Air Forces Monthly (March 2016)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 14-Mar-2020 11:04 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 11:04 | harro | Updated [Phase, Source, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:53 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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