Near-misses, crashes, airspace violations, and arrests — when drone flights go wrong.
14-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized with Lacerations A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized on Sunday morning after sustaining injuries from a commercial-style drone he reportedly was operating at the Dania Beach Fishing Pier in Florida. The incident, which occurred around 9:00 a.m., left the teen with multiple lacerations caused by the drone’s propeller blades. According to the Broward…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for shooting down a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the rebel-controlled Saada province. The rebels released footage showing wreckage of the unmanned aircraft, which bore the logo and serial numbers of the drone’s manufacturer, General Atomics. The Associated Press reports that the…
An RAF F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jet narrowly avoided a collision with a drone flying at an illegal altitude over Norfolk, according to an official report from the UK Airprox Board (UKAB). The incident, which reportedly occurred on February 14, is believed to be the highest recorded near miss between an RAF aircraft and a…
A British Airways A321 passenger jet narrowly avoided a collision with a drone while flying over Kent at an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet. The incident
Unauthorized drones near airports have become a concern for aviation safety and security. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prohibits
An Air Force civilian contractor, Stephanie Cosme, tragically lost her life on September 7, 2023, when she walked into the moving propeller of an MQ-9 drone at Gray Butte Airfield in California. The final accident investigation report by Air Force Materiel Command revealed that Cosme’s death was due to her losing situational awareness and supervisors…
Invasion of Privacy Raises Concerns A Draper couple, Drew and Lorene Joosten, are alerting their neighbors after a disturbing incident involving a drone outside their home. The drone, with its green lights pointed towards their windows, hovered for about two minutes before moving on to neighboring houses, leaving the Joostens unsettled and suspicious of the…
A private helicopter reportedly experienced a "near miss" with a drone near the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Sunday.
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