A 28kg (62lb) drone crashed into a boat at the Henley Royal Regatta, narrowly missing its occupants, before sinking in the River Thames, an AAIB report found.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Ex-Amazon Drone Manager Claims Being Fired for Raising Safety Concerns
When Cheddi Skeete joined Amazon’s delivery drone project, it didn’t take long before he noticed some things were awry. There wasn’t an onboarding process for new employees, he said. There wasn’t a bathroom at one of the field sites, leaving the outdoors as the only option during shifts. And there were crashes. Lots of them. Continue reading
Another Skylark Crashes In West Bank Area
On January 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that one of its drones crashed in the northern part of the Palestinian West Bank region. Continue reading
Drone Carrying Med Supplies Crashes on Delhi Metro Tracks
Metro services were briefly halted on the Magenta line in Delhi on last Sunday after a drone belonging to a medical supply company in Noida fell on tracks. Continue reading
Medical Drone Plummets 50m at Scots Hospital
An investigation has been carried out into a ‘serious incident’ which saw a drone undergoing trials in the grounds of a Scots hospital plummet 50 metres from the sky. Continue reading
Israel’s Drone Fleet Back to Service After Faulty Part Replaced
The Israeli Air Force has announced that it had returned a fleet of armed drones to service following a crash in southern Israel last month. Continue reading
Did Drone Cause US B-17 Bomber & P-63 Kingcobra Collision at Wings Over Dallas Airshow ?
The two aircraft collided during this year’s annual Wings Over Dallas airshow, hosted by Commemorative Air Force, an organization dedicated to preserving World War 2-era (WW2-era) aircraft. Continue reading
US Scrambles F-15 to Down Iranian Drone Near Coalition Base in Iraq
The US scrambled an F-15 jet to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to be heading towards US forces in Erbil, Iraq, on Wednesday, a US official told CNN. Continue reading