A crash in downtown Vancouver last month has triggered a review by the city on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the film industry. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was being used to shoot a commercial near the intersection of Hastings and Hornby streets when it hit a building and crashed to the ground. No one was injured and Transport Canada says no one will be charged. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Banshee Target Fails in India
Defence experts have raised doubt over the efficiency of UK-made unmanned aircraft Banshee which was to be used as a target against surface-to-air medium range missile Akash, but failed to perform twice in the last couple of days. Continue reading
Russian UAS Shot Down Over Ukraine
An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that was shot down on May 28 in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) was produced in Russia, the press centre of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported. Continue reading
Passenger Aircraft’s Near Miss with UAS at Perth Airport
A passenger aircraft preparing to land at Perth Airport has narrowly missed colliding with a UAS, as authorities note a rise in incidents involving unmanned aircraft. A Dash-8 chartered aircraft, coming from Kambalda, was coming in to land at Perth Airport just after 9am when the crew spotted a bright strobe light in its path at about 3800ft. The pilot swerved and missed the object by about 20 metres, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says in a report on the March 19 incident. Continue reading
New Yorker Hit by Quadcopter at Gizmodo Party
A New York partygoer has spoken of his shock after being hit by a Quadcopter at a hi-tech ‘home of the future’ party. Publisher Stephen Kosloff said” I stumbled on a Gizmodo party on Mulberry Street. I flashed my business card, said “Media,” and was admitted. Continue reading
Divers Recover Sheriff’s Shadowhawk
Divers with the Houston Police Department recovered the missing Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office drone last week after it crashed and sank into Lake Conroe April 25. Continue reading
Multi-Copter Crashes on Beach At Nice
A multi-copter crashed on the beach at Nice on Friday morning around 10.15 and nobody was injured. Continue reading
UAS in Near Miss with Commercial Jet Over Florida
A Federal Aviation Administration official warned this week about the dangers of even small unmanned aircraft, pointing specifically to a recent close call involving a drone and a commercial airliner that could have had “catastrophic” results.