An unmanned, remotely piloted Predator spy plane crashed Thursday at Nellis Air Force Range during a training mission, Nellis officials said.
The MQ-1 Predator was carrying a dummy, Hellfire missile when it crashed on the range at 1:15 p.m., said Capt. Dan DuBois, a Nellis Air Force Base spokesman.
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He said the plane was being operated from a ground-control station by the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base at Indian Springs, 45 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
No injuries or property damage occurred, he said. The aircraft is valued at $3.8 million but DuBois said he didn't know the extent of its damage.
A safety board of officers will investigate to determine the cause of the accident, he said.
Crew error caused the crash of a Predator at the Indian Springs airfield on Sept. 22, 2004.
Predators are in high demand by U.S. military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. During surveillance and combat operations they are often controlled via satellite links by pilots and sensor operators in Nevada, thousands of miles from the war zones.
