A DJI Phantom 4 RTK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was being operated in an automated flight mode when one of the four propellers detached whilst in-flight. The aircraft rapidly descended and struck the ground. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Israel Defense Force Causes Hamas Drone to Backfire
The IDF said Saturday it spotted a squad of Hamas terrorists about to launch an explosives-laden drone at Israel, but instead had the drone crash onto the two terrorists, killing them. Continue reading
Swiss Army Hermes 900 Crash Due to Design Flaw
An Israeli investigation into last year’s crash of a drone ordered by the Swiss army has found that the cause was a structural design flaw which has since been fixed. Continue reading
Mystery Chinese Drone Crashes Myanmar Village
One of our astute readers in Myanmar forwarded these photos of a mystery drone that crash-landed in rural Myanmar and is probably operated by the Myanmar Airforce. Continue reading
Drone Spotted 30 M from Plane at Auckland Airport
Flights were suspended temporarily at Auckland Airport on the night of April 27th. causing some international and domestic arrival delays after a drone was spotted by a pilot. A Barrier Air flight pilot saw the drone at 5pm, reporting it came within around 30m of the aircraft. Continue reading
LAPD Helicopter Drone Crash Pilot Gets $500 Fine
A Hollywood man who flew a drone that crashed into an LAPD helicopter last year was sentenced to a $500 fine and probation.
Pilot Mixed Up MQ-9 Controls in $6M June 2020 Crash
An MQ-9 pilot pulled a wrong lever as the Reaper was taking off in Syracuse, N.Y., causing the remotely piloted aircraft to lose fuel supply and crash in June 2020, according to an Air Force investigation. Continue reading
Drone Falls onto Pitch in Spanish Soccer Game in Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao’s home match against Eibar was interrupted Saturday when an airborne drone fell onto the field. No one was hurt but play was briefly halted in the 68th minute for the referee to retrieve and remove the drone, which had carried a small banner. Continue reading