ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167604
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 2014 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WGp USAF |
| Registration: | 99-3057 |
| MSN: | P-057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paimori region, Sheber district, Bamyan province, north of Jalalabad -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | JAA / OAJL |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The drone crashed into a mountain as a result of severe turbulence and a turbocharger failure. No one was injured.
The findings of the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board were publicly released on 8th January, 2015. The US$ 4.82 millions aircraft was destroyed after striking a mountain after a slow descent and the effect of turbulence forcing the aircraft lower than expected during an attempt to recover to Jalalabad. The exact cause of the turbocharger failure could not be determined as the wreckage was not recoverable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/security/item/12971-drone-plane-crashed-in-bamyan.html
http://drone-rss.com/2015/01/mq-1b-predator-accident-report/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2015/062514_MQ1B_Afghanistan.pdf
Scramble (429) Air Forces Monthly (February 2015)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
https://www.defensenews.com/2015/01/08/air-force-turbulence-turbocharger-failure-caused-june-predator-crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2014 07:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jun-2015 11:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2015 11:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Mar-2020 17:59 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2020 18:00 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:56 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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