A hexacopter carrying a camera crashed into the grandstand at Virginia Motorsports Park at The Great Bull Run in Dinwiddie, Virginia on Saturday. The event promised to bring “the Spanish tradition of the running of the bulls to the United States!” Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Reaper Damaged During Training Flight at Cannon Air Force Base
An MQ-9 Reaper, was damaged during a routine training flight Tuesday at Cannon Air Force Base, according to the base’s public affairs office. Continue reading
Lost Link Caused Predator Crash in Turkey
The US military has confirmed the previously unreported loss of two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraftin separate incidents during operational missions in Turkey and Mali. Continue reading
QF-4 Target Drone Crash on Florida Highway
Florida was the site of a target drone crash on Wednesday as the unmanned aircraft experienced problems during take-off. The crash led to an explosion and closed US 98 Highway, near Tyndall Air Base. Continue reading
US Admits Reaper Loss in Mali
A US military Reaper crashed in Mali in April as it was carrying out a surveillance flight over the troubled west African nation, a US defence official said last Friday. Continue reading
Runaway German Heron Crashes on Afghanistan Air Base
German media just published this secret video showing a runaway Heron [shot from the aircraft’s onboard camera] at Mazar-e-Sharif base in North Afghanistan ramming into a Transall C-160 Transport plane. Continue reading
Israeli Hermes 450 Crashes Near Border with Egypt
An Israeli Hermes 450 unmanned aircraft system crashed on Sunday evening near the border with Egypt, due to a technical difficulty.
Turkish Police Shoot Down QuadCopter Over Protesters
In Istanbul, police shot down a remote-controlled quadcopter one protester was using to capture video of demonstrations in the city. The shooting down of the quadcopter was also captured on video. Continue reading