ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210906
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| Date: | Thursday 13 December 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy-HSC-22 Det.2 |
| Registration: | 167988 |
| MSN: | N-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off Libya -
 Mediterranean Sea
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of MQ-8B during recovery. 167988 was struck off charge on this date.
One of three Fires Scouts deployed on the USS Robert G Bradley (FFG-49) ditched on approach. The Naval Safety Center Class A list for FY13 reported that icing caused the tail rotor to fail whilst in a hover 15feet over the flight deck in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya. The MQ-8B spun into the sea without causing any damage to the ship.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries23.html
Air Forces Monthly (October 2013)
JAGMAN: https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/api/request/downloadFile/Investigation_Redacted.pdf/49ebc924-085a-43f1-a034-a69dcf5e342d?x-csrf-token=d3d4e2be-1c7b-4c4f-8b1b-164c05359a8c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 06-Mar-2020 08:02 | StokieSteve | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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