ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348706
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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 2023 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: | AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma |
| Owner/operator: | US Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Shizuoka prefecture -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area |
| JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area |
A drone (1.4 m long, 2.8 m wide and weights 7 kg) of United States Force was missing during training flight at Japan Grand Self-Defense Force East Fuji Maneuver Area. It is suspected that the drone was blown out of the area, near to Fuji Heigen Golf Club, due to strong wind. There were no reported ground damage.
AMeDAS at Gotenba (located at 6 kilometers southeast of the accident site) reports southwest wind at 7.7 m/s (15 kt) at the time.
Sources:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6c6ac065fde42adb79b53c170de4a32b9c99bcf2
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e699d7cf17d6bad3239e12adfa8755530d3420f2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2023 17:08 | isamuel | Added |
| 08-Dec-2023 17:46 | isamuel | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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