An unmanned, remote controlled airship, launched from Akron, Ohio, crash landed Wednesday morning, just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
American UAS Shot Down Over Nuclear Site in Iran
The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claims to have shot down an American unmanned aircraft over the nuclear enrichment site of Fordo near the city of Qom.
Pakistan Navy UAV Crashes Near Refinery after Bird Strike
A Pakistani Navy unmanned aircraft crashed near an oil refinery, after hitting a bird in the country’s largest city of Karachi on Tuesday.
ISAF Unmanned Aircraft Crash in Afghanistan
An International Security Assistance Force remotely piloted aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan yesterday.
US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Crashes Over Libya
At 7:20 a.m. local time on June 21, a US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout, which was flying over Libya’s central coast, lost contact with a command center and crashed, according to Navy and NATO officials.
Botswana Defence Force UAS Crash at Thebephatshwa
A Botswana Defence Force UAS crashed at Thebephatshwa Airbase last week after experiencing technical problems while in flight.
Shadow Parachutes onto Private Property near Fort Huachuca
A Shadow unmanned aircraft had an equipment emergency last Wednesday morning, causing its recovery parachute to successfully deploy and eventually bring the aircraft down on private property west of Fort Huachuca, according to the installation’s spokeswoman.
Reaper Crashes on Landing at Air Force Base
An MQ-9 Reaper has crashed on landing at the Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico. Base officials say the unmanned aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed around 9:15 a.m. Saturday.