An unarmed coalition reconnaissance UAS crashed Wednesday in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Afghan police and international military officials said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
DJI Phantom – NYPD Helicopter Near-Miss Over Brooklyn
An NYPD helicopter had an 800- feet-high near-miss with a drone as the cops searched for a missing teenage girl in Brooklyn early Wednesday, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Just before 1 a.m., the chopper was hovering over 1240 Greene Ave. in Bushwick when it was forced to suddenly change course because of the drone, sources said.
North Korean UAS Wreckage Found Near Border
The wreckage of a suspected North Korean UAS was found on Monday near a sensitive inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea, the military said. The wreckage was collected by a fisherman at around 2:20 p.m. while he was fishing in waters near the South Korean border island of Baengnyeong, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
German National Charged for Third Yellowstone Lake Drone Crash
A German national who crashed a drone in Yellowstone National Park is facing four misdemeanor charges. Andreas Meissner of Koenigswinter, Germany, was charged with four misdemeanors, including violating a park ban on drones.
Israeli Hermes Shot Down Near Iranian Nuclear Facility
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is claiming it shot down an Israeli Hermes UAS, near the Natanz nuclear facility, earlier today. The Iranian military force has not offered any further details. Neither has Israeli commented on the claim.
JFK’s Oldest Brother Died Testing First US Drone Programme 70 Years Ago
Navy Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. — the older brother of the 35th president of the United States — died 70 years ago Tuesday testing the United States military’s first drone programme during WWII.
Pakistan Air Force UAS Crashes in Punjab
An unmanned plane of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near Sargodha town of Punjab due to technical reasons, SAMAA reported. Continue reading
Tailwinds Caused K-Max Crash in Afghanistan
It was a routine evening in Afghanistan when Marines and contractors with Lockheed Martin launched an unmanned K-Max helicopter from a major base in Helmand province to carry food rations to a smaller outpost. The aircraft had made hundreds of similar trips for the Marines since first being deployed in 2011, and it looked like this would be like any other. Continue reading