A Hollywood man pleaded guilty on January 24th. to a federal criminal charge that he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into and damaged the fuselage of a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Drone Crash into Las Vegas Stadium Causes $10K Damage
Police in Las Vegas are searching for a suspect after it was reported last month that the drone crashed into Allegiant Stadium. The incident happened on the afternoon of November 21st. Continue reading
Second Navy Fire Scout Mishap at California Base
An unmanned MQ-8C helicopter was damaged in a ground mishap Nov. 16, the second major mishap involving the new Charlie variant of the Fire Scout this month.
Mystery Drone Crash in Kenya
Residents of Wajir County in Kenya were shocked after a drone believed to be involved in surveillance crash landed in Eldas. Continue reading
Hollywood Man Charged for LAPD Helicopter Drone Collision
Special agents with the FBI arrested a Hollywood man on a federal charge alleging that he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter. Continue reading
Seagull Downs Drone Over School During Roof Survey
A black-headed seagull brought down a drone over a school in south west Scotland during a roof survey which was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July. Continue reading
Azerbaijan Turns Soviet Agricultural Biplane into Drones
An-2
Details are emerging regarding the shot down of several Azerbaijani An-2 aircraft during the ethnic and territorial conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Australia Releases 2019 Airbus Zephyr Crash Report
In 2019 an Airbus Zephyr high-altitude UAV broke up in-flight after encountering unstable atmospheric conditions which resulted in a series of un-commanded rolls and an uncontrolled spiral descent over remote northern Western Australia, according to a new Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report. Continue reading