ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156603
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 June 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Martin K-Max |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The unmanned helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck. The crash report was released to the Washington Post under a FOI request. The US$ 11.1 million aircraft and 2,000ld underslung-load of supplies crashed after encountering an unforecasted tailwind on approach to the LZ
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/unmanned-k-max-crashes-in-afghanistan-387110/?
https://www.suasnews.com/2014/08/why-pilots-couldnt-stop-a-marine-corps-drone-helicopter-from-crashing/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2013 13:13 | airmaster | Added |
| 14-Jun-2013 17:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2013 15:18 | krasatpi | Updated [Damage] |
| 07-Mar-2020 18:50 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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