An Airbus Zephyr testing out a way to deliver internet services to remote communities has reportedly crashed in the Kimberley, Western Australia. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Russian Granat-2 UAV Shot Down in Ukraine
A Russian Granat-2 unmanned aircraft was shot down Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation (JFO) press center. On January 23, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spotted an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle in Ukrainian airspace, according to a JFO’s statement. Continue reading
Drone Carrying Blood Sample Falls into Lake Zurich
A drone carrying a blood sample has fallen into Lake Zurich during the test phase of a medical deliveries programme. Continue reading
UK Airprox Board Reports 30% Rise in Drone Incidents
The UK Airprox Board, sponsored jointly, and funded equally, by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA)., issues monthly statistics of near misses (Airprox) incidents in the UK. The latest figures published for 2018 show a continued rise of incidents involving drones and civil aircraft. Continue reading
ScanEagle Crash in Queensland Australia
The ATSB is investigating the collision with terrain involving an Insitu X200 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) near Woleebee Creek, Queensland, on 9 January 2019. Continue reading
Lost Satellite Link Caused Predator Loss in 2017
An MQ-1B Predator was lost while supporting a combat mission in the US Central Command area of responsibility on Sept. 4, 2017, after the satellite link connecting the mission control element to the aircraft failed and airmen were not able to re-establish contact, according to an abbreviated accident investigation board report released on Monday. Continue reading
Mexican Passenger Jet in Possible Midair Drone Hit
Grupo Aeromexico is investigating whether a drone slammed into a Boeing 737 jetliner as the aircraft approached its destination in Tijuana, Mexico, on the U.S. border. Images on local media showed considerable damage to the nose of the 737-800, which was operating Wednesday as Flight 773 from Guadalajara. Continue reading
French MQ-9 Reaper Crashes on Return from Mali
A medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) MQ-9 Reaper drone of the French Air Force crashed near Niamey, Niger, on November 17, 2018. The UAV was on its way back from a mission in Mali. Continue reading