ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210892
Last updated: 11 March 2020
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| Date: | 17-SEP-2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF (432nd WG United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 20 miles southeast of Catania, Sicily, Italy - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
MQ-1B; LOST LINK UNDER MCE CONTROL; ACFT DESTROYED; NOT RECOVERED - according to the summary report in the Washington Post database one wing was recovered from the sea
The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report were released on 2nd April, 2014. A failed power converter caused the US$ 5.3million aircraft to lose control and spiral into the sea just prior to the final crew hand-over to the launch and recovery crew.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/drone-crashes/database/
Scramble (427) / Air Forces Monthly (December 2014)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 08-Mar-2020 08:14 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:16 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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