ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75415
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| Date: | Friday 25 January 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics RQ-1 Predator (UAV) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 96-3022 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | within Pakistan -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a landing attempt after returning early from a surveillance mission over Afghanistan because of fluctuating oil pressure.
Cause: strong wind gusts while operator trying to land it. Structurell damage from a nose-first landing caused further loss of control and hit the ground.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly MAR 2002, p73/July 2002, p75
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/drone-crashes/database/?noredirect=on
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2010 05:24 | TB | Added |
| 17-Feb-2012 03:04 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Plane category, ] |
| 25-Jun-2014 07:25 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 13:47 | TB | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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