The Israeli Air Force ditched one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned aircraft into the Mediterranean Sea off the nation’s coast on 11 May, after an engine problem was encountered by its operators. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Unmanned OctoCopter Crashes into Thames Filming TV Show
A scuba diver has told how he recovered vital footage of the new series of The X Factor after answering an SOS call from producers to retrieve a video camera from the Thames. Continue reading
Accident Investigators Fail to Identify Cause of MQ-1B Predator Mishap
Shortly after losing its satellite data link Sept. 18, 2012, an MQ-1 B Predator crashed in a U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released last week. Continue reading
Human Error Caused MQ-9 Reaper Crash in Nevada
A series of errors led to the crash* of an MQ-9 Reaper in an unpopulated area three miles northeast of Mount Irish, Douglas County, Nevada, Dec. 5, 2012, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released on Tuesday. Continue reading
Propeller Issue Led to Predator Crash
A propeller malfunction on an MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft, coupled with operator error, led to the platform’s crash last October in Afghanistan, announced Air Combat Command officials. Continue reading
Israeli UAS Downed by Surface-to-Air Missile Fired from Syria
Although the event was not reported by Syria’s official news agency SANA, several Syrian and Israeli news outlets have been reporting that an Israeli UAS was downed near the Syrian border with Lebanon. Continue reading
Iran Reveals RQ-170 Decoded Video
Iran has just released footage that proves it has, if not literally decoded, at least accessed some of the data stored inside the U.S. stealth RQ-170 captured in December 2011. Continue reading
Hindeburg Crash – Newsreel from 1937
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The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey. Continue reading