World | Seychelles US Drone Crashes in Seychelles Unmanned Reaper overshoots runway By Rob Quinn Posted Dec 14, 2011 1:46 AM CST Copied The wreckage of the drone, an MQ-9 Reaper like this one, was recovered by the US military. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr., File) Another American spy drone has crashed, but unlike the one in Iran, recovering this one posed no problem for the US military. The unmanned Reaper drone crashed at an airport in the Seychelles after a routine anti-piracy patrol over the Indian Ocean, the AP reports. Officials say the drone developed engine problems and needed to land as soon as possible, but was unable to stop before the end of the runway. Read These Next This is no ordinary winter storm on the way. Deicing mishap left Delta passenger with wet pants. Jamie Dimon proposes a 2-state test. Gunman said four words before he shot a judge and his wife. Report an error