Pilot Error... From A Distance
Pilot error caused the crash of an MQ-1B Predator at Southern
California Logistics Airport during an April 20 training mission,
according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board
report released Aug. 20. The Predator was an Air National
Guard aircraft from the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Joint
Air Reserve Base, Calif., operated by members of the 3rd Special
Operations Squadron under the supervision of instructors from the
163rd Operations Group Formal Training Unit also based at March
JARB.