ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210868
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| Date: | Thursday 11 December 2014 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG /11th RS USAF |
| Registration: | 04-4011 |
| MSN: | PB-011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 miles northeast of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | INS / KINS |
| INS / KINS | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
MQ-9 CRASH IN NTTR DURING STUDENT TRAINING; NO INJURIES
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report confirmed the US$ 11,307,588 aircraft was destroyed whilst conducting a 10th practise approach. The report found the instructor and student pilot channelized undue attention descending too rapidly resulting in the reaper striking high ground northeast of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.creech.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/669990/mq-9-reaper-crashes/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2015/121114_MQ9A_Creech.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 17-Nov-2018 09:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 10-Mar-2020 20:32 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 20:33 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:10 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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