An oil leak led to an MQ-1 B Predator crash near Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 26, 2014, according to an Air Combat Command abbreviated accident investigation board report just released.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Goose Attacks DJI Phantom on Golf Course
Golf-course aerial photography by QuadCopter (at least in the areas where they’re legally allowed to fly) is all the rage at the moment. These small, pilotless, radio-controlled devices can capture golf-course views you used to need a chopper to get — or couldn’t get at all. Continue reading
New Jersey Man Shoots Down Neighbour’s QuadCopter
A New Jersey man was arrested after police say he shot down a neighbor’s remote control helicopter. According to investigators, officers with the Lower Township Police Department were called to a home in the 1000 block of Seashore Road on September 26th to investigate the report by a resident that his remote control helicopter was shot down.
Israeli UAS Crashes in South Lebanon
An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed over the Marjayoun area in South Lebanon, close to the Israeli-Lebanese border, Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar reported Saturday. The Israeli army confirmed the drone crashed due to technical problems during a routine mission.
Coalition UAS Crashes Near Pakistan Border
An unarmed coalition reconnaissance UAS crashed Wednesday in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Afghan police and international military officials said. Continue reading
DJI Phantom – NYPD Helicopter Near-Miss Over Brooklyn
An NYPD helicopter had an 800- feet-high near-miss with a drone as the cops searched for a missing teenage girl in Brooklyn early Wednesday, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Just before 1 a.m., the chopper was hovering over 1240 Greene Ave. in Bushwick when it was forced to suddenly change course because of the drone, sources said.
North Korean UAS Wreckage Found Near Border
The wreckage of a suspected North Korean UAS was found on Monday near a sensitive inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea, the military said. The wreckage was collected by a fisherman at around 2:20 p.m. while he was fishing in waters near the South Korean border island of Baengnyeong, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
German National Charged for Third Yellowstone Lake Drone Crash
A German national who crashed a drone in Yellowstone National Park is facing four misdemeanor charges. Andreas Meissner of Koenigswinter, Germany, was charged with four misdemeanors, including violating a park ban on drones.