A 20-year-old Pasco man won’t serve any jail time for crashing a drone onto the roof of the Space Needle on New Year’s Eve 2016, but he’s been ordered by a Seattle Municipal judge to forfeit the aircraft, according to court records. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
US Air Force Drone Mishaps Count Steady Since 2011
The US Air Force sustained 271 Class A, B and C aviation mishaps involving unmanned aerial vehicles from fiscal 2011 to 2017, according to data obtained by Military Times.
Downlink Interference Blamed in 2017 Central Command Drone Crash
The Air Force on Monday said an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft crashed a year ago in the Central Command area of responsibility because the ground control station lost its downlink on final approach. Continue reading
Drones Go Rogue in China Display by Ehang
A Labor Day celebration display created by over a thousand drones dotting the night sky in the Chinese city of Xi’an should have been a sight to behold. And for the 100,000 or so spectators, it was—but not necessarily for the right reason. Continue reading
Texas Heath Service Helicopter in Near-Miss with Drone
UT Health East Texas is investigating a report of a near miss between one of its helicopters and a drone. An Air 1 helicopter dropped off a patient at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas Sunday night. Continue reading
Russian Postal Drone Program Hits Wall in Debut
A Russian-made drone on its way to making a first parcel delivery crashed into a wall and crumbled to pieces in the Siberian city of Ulan-Ude on Monday, shocking local residents and regional officials at the scene. Continue reading
PAE Stops Drone Testing After Pendleton Crash
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Drone testing by defense contractor PAE has stopped after one of the company’s prototypes crashed on Saturday and set off a small wildfire near the Pendleton, Oregon, airport. Continue reading
Air New Zealand Plane in Near Miss at Auckland Airport
Air New Zealand last week that a drone came within meters of a flight descending into Auckland Airport from Tokyo, putting the safety of 278 passengers and crew at risk. Continue reading