At 7:20 a.m. local time on June 21, a US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout, which was flying over Libya’s central coast, lost contact with a command center and crashed, according to Navy and NATO officials.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Botswana Defence Force UAS Crash at Thebephatshwa
A Botswana Defence Force UAS crashed at Thebephatshwa Airbase last week after experiencing technical problems while in flight.
Shadow Parachutes onto Private Property near Fort Huachuca
A Shadow unmanned aircraft had an equipment emergency last Wednesday morning, causing its recovery parachute to successfully deploy and eventually bring the aircraft down on private property west of Fort Huachuca, according to the installation’s spokeswoman.
Reaper Crashes on Landing at Air Force Base
An MQ-9 Reaper has crashed on landing at the Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico. Base officials say the unmanned aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed around 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
Another UAS Down in Afghanistan – Says Tehran
The web-site of Press TV, Iran’s television network, ran this story last week: Ruhollah Samon, a Paktia provincial government spokesman in eastern Afghanistan, confirmed that the US surveillance UAS had crashed in the Zurmat district. According to the report, wreckage of the drone has not been found and the Afghan police have sent investigation teams to the area to search for it.
Global Observer Inflight Mishap on Ninth Test Flight
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that the Global Observer undergoing flight test envelope expansion at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California experienced a mishap at 2:30 am Pacific Daylight Time last Friday, approximately 18 hours into its ninth test flight. There are no reports of injury or damage to other property.
Predator Crashes in Yemen – Al-Qaeda Steals Wreckage
An MQ-1 Predator crashed in south Yemen on Tuesday. It came down in Jahayn village near Loder, in Yemen’s Abyan province where Al-Qaeda has a strong presence. It was found by local residents who called in police, who then collected the wreckage. But as they headed to a police station about 30 kilometers (18 miles) away, Al-Qaeda gunmen in cars intercepted the police and hijacked the wreckage.