A mechanical failure of the left tail clamp on an MQ-1B Predator caused the remotely piloted aircraft to crash during a mission in an undisclosed area in the Middle East, the US Air Force announced.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Drone Hits Boeing 737 Aproaching Buenos Aires Airport
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, flying from Trelew, northeastern Patagonia, was struck by a drone during the final landing approach to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport, La Capital reports. At the time of the accident, the plane was flying over the Tierra Santa religious theme park. Continue reading
Israel Air Force Patriot Missile Downs Syrian UAV
An Israel Air Force Patriot missile intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle that approached the Golan Heights border on Saturday. Continue reading
Drone Crash Injures six in Japan
A drone at Ogaki Park in Gifu Prefecture on Saturday (November 4) spun out of control, injuring six people. Continue reading
Mystery Surrounds Two Watchkeeper Crashes
A damning Ministry of Defence report into the UK government department’s safety oversight systems has revealed when two unmanned aerial vehicles crashed into the sea off Wales. Continue reading
Belgian Hunter Crashes in Portugal
A Belgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed near Portugal’s Beja air base on 10 October, Portuguese media have reported. Continue reading
Drone Hits Army Black Hawk over Staten Island
Army Black Hawk helicopter damaged by a drone over Staten Island.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a drone at approximately 500 feet over a residential neighborhood on Staten Island. The helicopter, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., was in New York City for the United Nations patrol. Continue reading
Israel Grounds Skylark Fleet After Two New Crashes
An IDF soldier from the Artillery Corps launches an Elbit Skylark drone, known in the IDF as a Sky Rider, on January 21, 2013. (Cpl. Zev Marmorstein/Israel Defense Forces)
Two small IDF drones crashed in the West Bank on Monday, the latest Israeli unmanned aircraft to go down in recent months, for as yet unclear reasons, the army said. Continue reading