ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154955
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 2011 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 49th WGg USAF |
| Registration: | 07-3249 |
| MSN: | P249 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Djibouti -
 Djibouti
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Struck terrain due to GPS altitude inaccuracies which the two operators failed to recognize according to the accident investigation board report was released by Air Combat Command on 12th Sept, 2011. The aircraft and one Hellfire missile were destroyed on impact at a cost of $2,983,766
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Scramble 407
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2011/051711_MQ-1B_Djibouti.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2013 08:07 | harro | Added |
| 02-Mar-2020 06:52 | StokieSteve | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2020 06:52 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:17 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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