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Type S/N Date Location Activity Class Cause
Hunter 106 23-Jul-91   Take-off   Engine failed during take-off
Hunter 103 15-Sep-91       Loss of contollability at low speed
Pioneer 159 26-Apr-93   Landing C Net recovery system failed
Pioneer 162 03-Jun-93   Landing B Net recovery system failed
Pioneer 180 05-Jun-93   Enroute C Lost tracking and reporting at 1000
Pioneer 127 20-Aug-93   Landing B Undershot recovery net
Pioneer 152 03-Sep-93   Enroute B AV impacted field in Spain
Pioneer 177 14-Sep-93   Enroute B Engine quit while climbing to altitude
Pioneer 124 20-Sep-93   Enroute B Electrical problem. AV spiraled to g
Gnat 750   Oct-93 El Mirage, CA   A  
Pioneer 121 02-Oct-93   Enroute B Engine cut at 7000 ft MSL
Pioneer 130 04-Oct-93   Landing B Impacted SPARS and dropped into s
Pioneer 167 26-Oct-93     C AV veered off runway
Pioneer 120 28-Oct-93   Enroute B Aircrew improper handoff
Pioneer 186 4-Nov-93   Landing C Caught lower portion on recovery net
Pioneer 159 4-Jan-94   Landing C UAV missed net. Skidded to a halt.
Pioneer 161 17-Jan-94   Landing B UAV impacted water in crosswinds
Pioneer 206 01-Feb-94   Enroute B Wouldn't respond to altitude command
Pioneer 201 17-Mar-94   Landing C Departed runway and hit runway light
Pioneer 153 17-Mar-94   Take-off B After launch AV pitched up, rolled
Pioneer 174 24-Mar-94   Touch&Go C AV engine quite on a touch and go.
Pioneer 205 25-May-94   Enroute B All links lost. AV impacted ground.
Hunter 107 17-Jun-94   Take-off   Loss of positive control. AV left runway
Hunter 206 19-Jun-94       Unexplained controllability failure
Pioneer 204 24-Jun-94   Enroute B Engine quit after controllability check
Pioneer 207 04-Jul-94   Landing B In no report condition. Then uncom
Hunter 112 20-Aug-94   Landing   AV successfully hooked arresting cable
Hunter 104 22-Aug-94   Landing   Lost control of AV after a missed landing
Pioneer 170 31-Aug-94   Enroute B AV went nose-down on final turn
Hunter 110 03-Oct-94   Landing   Arresting gear stuck in up position
Pioneer 211 26-Oct-94   Landing B AV lost throttle on waveoff. AV crash
Pioneer 212 27-Oct-94   Landing B Tailhook slipped. Crashed into radw
Hunter 212 31-Oct-94       Improper emergency termination pro
Predator 003 04-Nov-94 El Mirage Take-off   Propeller blade failed
Pioneer 169 09-Nov-94   Take-off C Drifted right, departed runway
Pioneer 103 13-Jan-95   Landing T Excessive net runout caused UAV to
Pioneer 209 25-Jan-95     C Uncommanded engine cut AV ditch
Pioneer 205 27-Jan-95   Takeoff C Pneumatic launcher failed to release
Pioneer 210 17-Feb-95   Landing C Impact short of runway
Hunter 112 08-Mar-95   Take-off D AV ran off and came back on the runway
Hunter 111 08-Mar-95   Enroute A Loss of link. Parachute didn't fully open
Predator 007 13-Jul-95 El Mirage Landing B Loss of RPM. Downwind landing.
Hunter 209 08-Aug-95     D Inadvertant parachute activation
Hunter 225 08-Aug-95   Landing C Missed arresting gear. Left runway
Predator 008 11-Aug-95 Bosnia Enroute A* Shot down
Predator 002 14-Aug-95 Bosnia Enroute A Problem with RPMs. Intentionally dr
Hunter 230 17-Aug-95   Enroute C Engine failed, returned and landed
Hunter 208 23-Aug-95     A Aileron servo failure. Parachute di
Hunter 203 08-Sep-95     A Uncommanded severe roll. Desce
Hunter 224 14-Sep-95     A Rolled left/right, pitched down. Parachute collapse. Vehicle dragged
Pioneer 174 13-Oct-95   Landing C Flew between nets. AV 174 imp
Pioneer 188 13-Oct-95     B Impacted stern gate. Recovered in t
Pioneer 211 14-Oct-95   Enroute B Would not respond to IP. Crashed
Pioneer 202 06-Dec-95   Enroute B Payload problems, then generator
Pioneer 177 07-Dec-95   Enroute B Stuck throttle. AV ditched at sea
Sentry   Jan-96 Mineral Wells, TX Take-off A Engine seizure
Pioneer   07-Jan-96        
Pioneer   10-Jan-96        
Pioneer   31-Jan-96        
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Predator 001 12-Apr-96 Ft. Huachuca Landing D Hard landing. Inspection revealed aileron and flap
DarkStar 001 22-Apr-96 Dryden Take-off A Wheel barrowing, porpoising, wrong
Predator 001 30-Apr-96 Ft. Huachuca Landing B Training mission. Hard landing.
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Gnat 750   Jun-96   Enroute A  
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Hunter   24-Sep-96 Ft. Huachuca      
Predator   24-Sep-96 Ft. Huachuca      
Predator 004 1-Oct-96 Bosnia Enroute   Crash landed in field--AF is lead on
Predator 006 25-Feb-97 El Mirage Take-off A Climbed out to ~50', took uncommon
Sentry   May-97 Mineral Wells, TX Enroute A Pitch gyro miswired
Pioneer 147 06-Jun-97 Ft. Huachuca Landing B Routine tng msn, crew advs'd of "Hig app to rwy, ~1/4 mi from rwy, A/V su couldn't stop sink rate; A/V impacted
Hunter 205 19-Jun-97 Ft. Huachuca Landing B Student training accident, but cause proficiency
Pioneer 200
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25-Jul-97 34N 077W Launch B Nite RATO launch, lost pwr, impacted structural damage
Predator   09-Aug-97 Bosnia Enroute A Engine failure
Pioneer   08-Sep-97 Ft Huachuca, AZ Enroute A Vertical gyro
Camcopter   Oct-97 Quantico, VA Take-off B Injured 1 observer
Outrider   Oct-97 Hondo, TX Take-off C Engine/chute recovery
Sentry   Oct-97 Mineral Wells, TX Enroute A Pilot error
Outrider   98 Hondo, TX Take-off A Engine failure
Hunter   Mar-98 Ft Huachuca, AZ Take-off B Pilot to GCS handoff
Hunter   12-Mar-98 Ft Huachuca, AZ   A  
Vigilante   Apr-98 VA      
Sentry   Apr-98 Mineral Wells, TX Landing A Pilot error
CL-327 Guardian   10-Jun-98 Yuma, AZ Enroute A Structural failure
CL-327 Guardian   Feb-99 Lawton, OK Landing C  
Camcopter   o/a 20-Feb-99 Ft Sumner, NM   C  
CL-327 Guardian   23-Feb-99 Ft Sumner, NM   A  
Dragon Drone   23-Feb-99 Ft Sumner, NM   A  
Predator   24-Feb-99 Kuwait Enroute A  
Global Hawk   29-Mar-99 Edwards AFB, CA Enroute A  
Hunter   07-Apr-99 Serbia Enroute A Combat loss
Predator   18-Apr-99 Tuzla, BH Descent A Fuel contamination
Hunter   Apr-Jun-99 Macedonia Enroute A Pilot error
Hunter   Apr-Jun-99 Macedonia Enroute C Parachute recovery
Pioneer   Jun-99 Adriatic Landing A Engine failure
Perseus B   01-Oct-99 Barstow, CA Enroute C Flight control system failed
Shadow 200T   early Oct-99 Ft. Huachuca, AZ   A Pilot error
RQ-4 Global Hawk 98-2003 07-Dec-99 Edwards AFB, CA Taxi A  
Shadow 200   Summer 00     A  
Camcopter   Summer 00 Maryland   A  
Predator   28-Jun-00 Tuzla, BH Landing C Hard landing
Predator   06-Jul-00 Tuzla, BH Landing   Hard landing; written off
Predator   14-Sep-00 Nevada Enroute A LOS link lost
Predator   04-Oct-00 El Mirage, CA Enroute A Departed controlled flight
Predator   22-Oct-00 Kosovo Enroute A Link lost (18 hr sortie)
Fire Scout P1 04-Nov-00 China Lake, CA Landing A  
Global Hawk 98-2005 30-Dec-01 Middle East Returning to base A Failure of right outboard ruddervator actuator

Class A = $1,000,000 or more damage, or a fatality/permanent total disability, or aircraft destroyed
Class B = $200,000 to $1,000,000 damage, or a permanent partial disability, or inpatient hospitalization of three or more personnel
Class C = $10,000 to $200,000 damage, or injury resulting in 8+ work hours lost
Class D = $2,000 to $10,000 damage, or injury resulting in less than 8 work hours lost (filed locally)
Class N = non-reportable events not meeting above criteria; recorded locally for trend analysis