Navy Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. — the older brother of the 35th president of the United States — died 70 years ago Tuesday testing the United States military’s first drone programme during WWII.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Pakistan Air Force UAS Crashes in Punjab
An unmanned plane of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near Sargodha town of Punjab due to technical reasons, SAMAA reported. Continue reading
Tailwinds Caused K-Max Crash in Afghanistan
It was a routine evening in Afghanistan when Marines and contractors with Lockheed Martin launched an unmanned K-Max helicopter from a major base in Helmand province to carry food rations to a smaller outpost. The aircraft had made hundreds of similar trips for the Marines since first being deployed in 2011, and it looked like this would be like any other. Continue reading
Hamas Shows Off Downed UAS
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ militant wing, released a new video on Monday in which a masked militant holds what appears to be a damaged Israeli reconnaissance drone they claim was shot down in Gaza. Continue reading
Attitude Gyro Failure Caused QF-4E Crash
A failure of the pitch and roll attitude gyro led to a QF-4E Phantom II crash at the White Sands National Monument, approximately five miles southwest of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 7, 2014, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation report just released.
Coolant Leak Caused MQ-1B Predator Mediterranean Crash
Investigators determined that a coolant leak, which led to a digital control system error, caused the loss of the MQ-1B Predator that ditched in the Mediterranean Sea on Jan 17, Air Combat Command officials announced. Continue reading
US Air Force Sent Worldwide Safety Bulletin After MQ-9 Reaper Crash in Lake Ontario
The U.S. Air Force sent out a worldwide alert bulletin to operators of its MQ-9 Reaper after a software error in navigation equipment caused one to crash in Lake Ontario northwest of Syracuse, the chief accident investigator said in an interview.
Near-Miss Between UAS and Helicopter in Miami
Helicopter pilot Paul Barth and his camera operator saw a brightly colored object in the South Florida sky with them just before sunrise. “I didn’t know what it was when I first saw it,” Barth said. They saw the object while they were airborne to document the Wings for Life World Run charity race in May. Barth told NBC 6 he was worried the flying object would hit them. Continue reading