Incident General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210840
 
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Date:Monday 30 May 2016
Time:
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: Substantial
Location: -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
System reportedly entered an un-commanded descent, followed by a decrease in manifold pressure, approx. 9.8 hours into flight. Crew reportedly responded to a Turbo-charger Failure and initiated RTB procedures but were unable to maintain altitude sufficien

Sources:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2018 21:10 ASN archive
09-Feb-2020 20:07 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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