Incident General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193973
 
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Date:Friday 3 March 2017
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic Q1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Parwan province -   Afghanistan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bagram Airfield
Destination airport:Bagram Airfield
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft reportedly remained in its orbit profile following loss of link until the point of fuel starvation, at which time, it descended to ground impact. Critical SI components were recovered and remainder of the wreckage was destroyed on site.

Sources:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/04/c_136101927.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2017 19:26 gerard57 Added
04-Mar-2017 19:27 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
09-Feb-2020 20:18 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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