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A starter-generator failure and subsequent loss of electricity led to the intentional crash of an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft into international waters Feb. 4, 2015, according to an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board Report released on August 19th. Continue reading
A pilot’s channelized attention resulted in an excessive descent rate and subsequent crash of an MQ-9A Reaper Dec. 11, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., according to an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Report released on August 4.
A starter generator failure and depletion of backup batteries led to the crash of an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft Dec. 12, 2014, in the Central Command Area of Responsibility, according to an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board Report released on July 30.
Photos posted on Jul. 21 on Twitter show a crashed (largely intact) MQ-1C Gray Eagle with U.S. Army markings. Continue reading
The Dutch Transport Ministry inspectors received 27 reports of accidents involving small unmanned aircraft, or drones, last year, according to a new report. In 2013 there were 15 accidents and in 2012 just eight, the ministry says.
What happened to Dan Mouneimne’s step daughter boils down to what could be considered troublesome use of technology. She was sitting outside of a downtown Tampa bar, when a drone started hovering around her. It followed her to her car, and then crashed into the roof. Continue reading
Israel carried out an air strike in eastern Lebanon targeting adrone belonging to the Jewish state that crashed in the area, a security source told AFP. Continue reading
An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashed in Iraq at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time, June 22, 2015.