An unmanned aircraft used by U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo crashed on Wednesday near the eastern town of Goma, sources at the airport and interior ministry said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Fire at UAV Engines Factory in England
Firefighters tackled a blaze which broke out at UAV Engines Ltd in Shenstone, near Birmingahm in England, on Monday. Two crews from Lichfield and one from Aldridge in the West Midlands attended the incident on Lynn Lane. Continue reading
DJI Phantom + Sony RX 100 II Crashes into Icelandic Ocean
In the days before my trip to Iceland, I had the chance to play with the DJI Phantom, an affordable, out-of-the-box quadcopter for budding aerial videographers. Continue reading
Heron Crashes in Coconut Grove in India
A Heron unmanned aircraft system (UAS) of the Indian Naval Air Station (INS) Parundu crashed into a coconut grove at Usilankattuvalasai in Ramanathapuram district, in Tamil Nadu, close to a residential area, while returning to base after completing its routine surveillance operation on Friday. Continue reading
Angry Birds Attack DJI Phantom Causing Crash Landing
This quadcopter annoyed a group of birds, they teamed up & started dive bombing the radio controlled DJI Phantom from all directions. Continue reading
American UAS Crash in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan
According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, an American UAS has crashed in Chaparahar district on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
Target Drone Crashes into US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser on Training Exercise
Two sailors were hurt when an aerial target malfunctioned and crashed into a guided missile cruiser off the coast of Southern California. The sailors were treated for minor burns in the Saturday afternoon incident, said Lt. Lenaya Rotklein of the U.S. Third Fleet. Continue reading
Variable-Pitch-Propeller System Malfunction Triggered MQ-1 B Predator Crash in May
An MQ-1 B Predator propeller-system malfunction, and the ground aircrews’ misinterpretation of instrument readings, led to the crash of the aircraft approximately 11 nautical miles west of Creech Air Force Base, Nev., May 13, 2013, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released today. Continue reading