Weather, procedural error cited as causes of two Predator crashes

Poor weather and a procedural error were determined to be the causes of two crashes of the RQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, according to official accident reports released May 17 by Air Force Air Combat Command. The two crashes, which took place less than a week apart earlier this year...

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