ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188529
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2016 |
| Time: | 07:10L |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | 27th SOW /3rd SOS USAF |
| Registration: | 12-4177 |
| MSN: | PB-177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northern Syria -
 Syria
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed. Cause: loss of thrust.
The Air Force Special Operations Command Accident Board findings were publicly released on 31st May, 2017. The US $ 15.9milion aircraft (including payload and two missiles) was deliberately crashed after the engine lost power. This was the result of an engine fuel control unit failure, however the identity of the exact component could not be determined with certainty as no wreckage was recovered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-usa-drone-idUKKCN0ZL2EA
http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/item.php?id=12259
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/823888/mq-9-crashes-in-northern-syria/platform/hootsuite/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2017/070516_MQ9A_Cannon.pdf
https://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1198494/mq-9a-abbreviated-aib-report-released/
Scramble (#477) / Air Forces Monthly (September 2016)
Images:
Tabaqqa city, Syria
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2016 19:43 | abel83 | Added |
| 05-Jul-2016 19:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jul-2016 07:51 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jul-2016 08:28 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2016 14:36 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 06-Jul-2016 14:42 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-Sep-2016 07:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 15:19 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 07:41 | StokieSteve | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 07:46 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Jul-2020 20:37 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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