An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft suffered a “hard landing” in Niamey, Niger, following an unarmed reconnaissance and surveillance sortie in support of operations in West Africa last Monday, officials said.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
UN Falco Crashes in Congo Republic
A Selex Falco unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the United Nations has crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Continue reading
Return Feature Slams DJI Phantom into Cliff
One of the most useful features built into the DJI Phantom is something called ‘Return to Home.’ If the quadcopter gets out of range of your controller, instead of dropping out of the sky, it automatically uses GPS data to zoom back to the launch point. Continue reading
MQ-1B Predator Accident Report Released
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.
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