An unmanned aircraft of the sort Israel uses for surveillance and missile strikes in Gaza crashed in the south of the territory early on Tuesday, sources on both sides said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Germany Reports High Rate of UAS Losses
According to Israel’s Homeland Security, the German Army has reported a record attrition rate of UAS in the last decade. Continue reading
QF-4 Unmanned Aerial Target Accident Report Released
A defective pitch-rate controller led to a QRF-4C Phantom II crash just eight seconds after take-off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., July 17, 2013, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report just released. Continue reading
Customs and Border Protection Predator Fleet Flies Again
Effective Feb. 7, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lifted the temporary grounding of its entire Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) fleet — an order that was put in place on Jan. 24 “out of an abundance of caution” following an Office of Air and Marine flight crew having had to ditch one of CBP’s multi-million dollar Predators in the Pacific Ocean at about 11:15 PM PST” on Jan. 27. Continue reading
Afghans Stone Downed Predator
Apparently this UAS has crashed three weeks ago.Afghan officials said on Saturday that it went down in the town of Shindand, but a Taliban spokesman claimed that the militants shot down the aircraft during an airstrike against their stronghold on Friday. Continue reading
US Customs Unmanned Aircraft Down in Pacific
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol UAS was purposely crashed into the ocean about 20 miles southwest of San Diego after it developed a mechanical problem, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. The CPB Office of Air and Marine flight crew deliberately crashed the unmanned aircraft about 11:15 p.m. Monday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Michael Friel. Continue reading
Yemen says American UAS Crashed into Mountain
A military source said last Thursday that an American UAS had fallen near the border with neighboring Oman. A Yemeni investigation has concluded that it had crashed in the southern Al-Mahra province after hitting a mountain. Continue reading
UN Falco Crashes in Congo
An unmanned aircraft used by U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo crashed on Wednesday near the eastern town of Goma, sources at the airport and interior ministry said. Continue reading