Arkansas National Guard RQ 7 Shadow UAV crashes near Lavaca

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MEDIA
ALERT
Aug.
25, 2020
Contact: Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason
State Public Affairs Officer
Arkansas National Guard
501-212-5020 / 501-590-0318
ng.ar.ararng.mbx.daily-guard@mail.mil
Arkansas
National Guard RQ 7 Shadow UAV crashes near Lavaca
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Unmanned aerial vehicle was on a training mission over Fort Chaffee when control lost
WHO:
The Arkansas Army National Guard
WHAT:
Lost contact with an unmanned aerial vehicle, called an RQ 7 Shadow
WHEN:
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Aug. 25
WHERE:
North of Fort Chaffee, Ark., near Lavaca.
WHY:
Soldiers in the Arkan sas National Guard were remotely piloting an RQ 7 Shadow on
a routine training mission over Fort Chaffee when they lost contact with the UAV The Arkansas
National Guard does not fly the RQ 7 purposely off the installation. The RQ 7 proceeded
outside the perimeter of Fort Chaffee and crashed a short time later. An Army National Guard
a viation investigation team has secured the mishap site and are recovering the aircraft There
are no injuries and there is no damage to property. The RQ 7 carri es no weaponry on board It
contains no toxic materials and its gross takeoff weight exceeds 4 60 pounds. The RQ 7 uses
a viation grade fuel
An
a ccident investigation officer has been appointed and is assisting t he uni t with the
investigation, in accordance with regulation and policy
A
fact sheet on the RQ 7 is available here:
https://www.army.mil/article/13760 9/rq_7b_shadow_tactical_unmanned_aircraft_system_tuas
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