Military drone makes emergency landing N.M.

Updated: 7:09 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 | Posted: 7:09 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

Military drone makes emergency landing

The Associated Press

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. —

Air Force officials say a remotely piloted drone made an emergency landing Monday night just south of Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico.

A news release says the MQ-9 Reaper aircraft is assigned to the 29th Attack Squadron, which is a remotely piloted aircraft flying training unit. The accident occurred at the end of a local training mission.

No one was injured and no private property was damaged.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene shortly after the landing.

A board is convening to investigate the cause of the accident.

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