3. Drone Crash Database

Note:  This database cover UAV crashes since 01 Jan 2007. It has been compiled from USAF Accident Investigation Board (AIB) Reports, the Wikileaks War Logs and reports from the general and military press.   It does not include crashes by mini-UAV’s like Raven and Scan Eagle as they crash so often it would swamp the database (see this report for the number of mini-UAV crashes mentioned in the Wikileaks War Logs).  This list is almost certainly not complete.  If you know of any other large drone crashes not mentioned in the database please let me know.

Last updated:  16 March 2012

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Date	Drone Type	Cause/Details		Where		Reference
25 Feb 2012	Unknown		Miranshah, Pakistan		Press Report
16 Feb 2012	Searcher II		India		Press Report
03 Feb 2012	Unknown		Somalia		Press Report
29 Jan 2012	Heron TP		Israel		Press Report
28 Jan 2012	Unknown		Afghanistan		Press Report
2011
27 Dec 2011	Unknown		Afghanistan		Press Report
13 Dec 2011	US Predator MQ-9		Seychelles		Press Report
4 Dec 2011	US Sentinel MQ-170		Iran		Press Report
11 Nov 2011	Israeli Heron		Turkey		Press Report
7 Oct 2011	USAF Reaper MQ-9		New Mexico		Press Report
21 Sept 2011	Unknown		Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan		Press Report
21 Sept 2011	Unknown		Logar Province, Afghanistan		Press Report
24 Aug 2011	Chinese Pterodactyl		Hebei province, China		Press Report
24 Aug 2011	USAF Reaper MQ-9		Texas		Press Report
20 Aug 2011	USAF Global Hawk RQ-4		Jalalabad, Afghanistan		Press reports USAF Accident Report
19 Aug 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Mogadishu, Somalia		Press reports
15 Aug 2011	Shadow		Afghanistan		Press reports
19 Jul 2011	Unknown Pakistani Navy		Karachi		Press report
10 July 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Afghanistan		USAF Accident Report
28 Jun 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Afghanistan		ISAF report
5 June 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Afghanistan		USAF Accident Report
17 May 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Djibouti		USAF Accident Report
7 May 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Djibouti		USAF Accident Report
5 May 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1		Khandhar, Afghanistan		USAF Accident Report
1 May 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1		Afghanistan		UAF Accident Report
1 Apr 2011	Global Observer		California		Press reports
1 Apr 2011	USAF MQ-9 Reaper		New Mexico		Press reports
31 Mar 2011	Unknown		Zurmat, Pakistan		Press Report
15 Mar 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Djibouti		Press Report
4 Mar 2011	Turkish Heron		Mardin, Turkey		Press Report
8 Feb 2011-	USAF Predator		Loder, Yemen		Press Report
14 Jan 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Gulf of Aden		USAF Accident report
3 Jan 2011	USAF Predator MQ-1B		Kandahar		USAF Accident report
2010
14 Dec 2010	Mexican Orbiter UAV		El Paso, Texas		Press Report
9 Dec 2010	USAF Predator MQ-1B	Pilot error	Kandahar		USAF Accident report
11 Nov 2010	Unknown		Logar Province, Afghanistan		Press Report
11 Nov 2010	Unknown		Logar Province, Afghanistan		Press Report
02 Nov 2010	Unknown		Behsud District Afghanistan		Press Report
28 Oct 2010	USAF MQ-9 Reaper		Holloman AFB, New Mexico		Press Report
22 Oct 2010	USAF MQ-1 Predator		Holloman AFB, New Mexico		US Military Press Release
21 Oct 2010	IDF Skylark		Gaza Strip		Press Report
07 Oct 2010	Unknown		East Afghanistan		Press Report
19 Sep 2010	USAF Predator MQ-1B	Mechanical failure	Kabul		USAF Accident report
31 Aug 2010	USAF MQ-9 Reaper		US California		Press Report
16 Aug 2010	USAF Predator MQ-1B	Pilot error	Balad Airbase, Iraq		USAF Accident report
29 Jul 2010	Boeing A160T unmanned helicopter		Boeing test facility, California		Press Report
28 Jul 2010	USAF Predator MQ-1B		New Mexico		USAF Accident report
16 Jul 2010	Heron UAV		Canada		Press Report
? July 2010	Australian Heron		Alberta, Canada		Press Report
4 June 2010-	Australian Heron		Kandhar		Press Report
20 Apr 2010	USAF MQ-1B Predator	Pilot error	US, California		USAF Accident Investigation
Mar 14 2010	USAF MQ-1B Predator		South Afghanistan		Press Report
Feb 09 2010	USAF MQ-1B Predator		Eastern Afghanistan		Press Report
Jan 24 2010	US Predator ?		Pakistan		Press Report
Jan 14 2010	USAF MQ-1B Predator		Southern Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
Jan 13 2010	Italian Predator MQ-1B		Italy		Press Report
2009
Dec 13 2009	USAF Hunter UAV			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Nov 22 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator					USAF Accident Investigation
Nov 14 2009	Armed uav – type unknown			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Oct 3 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator					USAF Accident Investigation
Sep 24 2009	German LUNA			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Sep 23 2009	Unknown (Watchkeeper?)			Parc Aberporth, Wales		Press Report
Sep 14 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Log Report
Sep 132009	Armed MQ-9 Reaper	Rogue drone shot down		Afghanistan		Press Report
Sep 112009	MQ-1 Predator			Holloman AFB, New Mexico		Press Report
Sep 042009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Afghanistan		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs Report
Aug 13 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Aug 12 2009	GNAT			Mosul, Iraq		Wikileaks War Log Report
July 04 2009	USAF MQ-9 Reaper			Kandahar, Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Jun 02 2009	Hermes UAV	Engine Failure		Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
May 13 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Unknown – no wreckage found		Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
May 08 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Weather and Mechanical failure		Ghazani, Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
Apr 28 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Creech AFB, Nevada		USAF Accident Investigtion
Apr 20 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Electrical failure		Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
Mar 14 2009	Canadian SPERWER			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Mar 20 2009	USAF MQ-9 Reaper crash	Mechanical failure		Fort Irwin, California		USAF Accident Investigation
Feb 22 2009	USAF MQ-1B Predator	Electrical failure		Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs Report
2008
Dec 04 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator			Balad, Iraq		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Nov 20 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Nov 02 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Pilot error		Kanhahar, Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
Oct 25 2008	SPERWER UAV			Afghanistan		WikileaksWar Logs Report
Oct 21 2008	Canadian SPERWER UAV			Afghanistan		Wikileaks War Logs Report
Aug 19 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Aug 012008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Electrical failure		Balad, Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs Report
Jul 212008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Hazardous weather		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Jun 02 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Electrical failure		Balad, Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs Report
May 022008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Engine failure		Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs Report
Apr 09 2008	USAF MQ-1B Predator crash	Mechanical failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Apr 09 2008	RAF MQ-9 Reaper	Mechanical failure		Afghanistan		Press Reporte
Jan 13 2008	Unknown	Crashed into Airport terminal		Iraq		Wikileaks War Logs Report
2007
Dec 11 2007	Boeing A160T unmanned helicopter			California		Press Report
Dec 17 2007	USAF MQ-1B Predator	Power system failure		Iraq		USAF Accident InvestigationWikileaks War Logs report
Nov 29 2007	USAF MQ-1L Predator	Communication failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Aug 20 2007	USAF MQ-1BPredator					USAF Accident Investigation
Jul 31 2007	USAF MQ-1L Preator	Engine failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Jul 30 2007	USAF MQ-1BPredator	Engine failure		Iraq		USAF Accident Investigation
Mar 26 2007	USAF MQ-1B Predator	Pilot error		Afghanistan		USAF Accident Investigation
Jan 17 2007	USAF MQ-1B  Predator	Engine failure		Iraq		Wikileaks War Logs ReportUSAF Accident Investigation