Special agents with the FBI arrested a Hollywood man on a federal charge alleging that he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Seagull Downs Drone Over School During Roof Survey
A black-headed seagull brought down a drone over a school in south west Scotland during a roof survey which was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July. Continue reading
Azerbaijan Turns Soviet Agricultural Biplane into Drones
An-2
Details are emerging regarding the shot down of several Azerbaijani An-2 aircraft during the ethnic and territorial conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Australia Releases 2019 Airbus Zephyr Crash Report
In 2019 an Airbus Zephyr high-altitude UAV broke up in-flight after encountering unstable atmospheric conditions which resulted in a series of un-commanded rolls and an uncontrolled spiral descent over remote northern Western Australia, according to a new Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report. Continue reading
Drone Crashes into Wind Turbine near Bristol
Sewage treatment works in Avonmouth
A drone was destroyed when it crashed into a wind turbine at a sewage treatment works in an ‘extremely rare’ incident. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch carried out an investigation into the incident at the Bristol sewage treatment works in Avonmouth on March 5 this year. Continue reading
Aero Med Helicopter in Near Miss with Drone
A Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter had a near collision with a drone while landing at Butterworth Hospital. The drone was hovering over the rooftop landing site when the aircraft landed. Continue reading
US Drones Collide and Crash Over Idlib, Syria
The U.S. lost two drones over Syria Tuesday after a mid air collision, a defense official announced. Continue reading
Air Force One had a Near Miss with a Drone
Reports are emerging describing a potential near miss with an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) while the C-32A that President Trump was flying on was making its final approach into Andrews Air Force base on Sunday evening. Continue reading