Drone Incidents

Near-misses, crashes, airspace violations, and arrests — when drone flights go wrong.

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Germany

A Belgian drone pilot was killed in Belgium last Sunday evening after being hit by a train while retrieving a crashed drone. This is reported by the

Wiebe de JagerSep 21

Netherlands

The report shows that the number of (near) drone collisions has fallen sharply since 2018. In 2021, only one serious incident was recorded.

Wiebe de JagerSep 5

Spain

On Monday, the presence of drones in the vicinity of Adolfo-Suarez-Barajas Airport in Madrid forced the cancellation of at least seven flights...

Haye KestelooAug 30

China

Reuters reported that Taiwan had fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that flew close to an offshore island. According to a military spokesperson

Haye KestelooAug 30

Netherlands

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee has seized a drone that was flown over the territory of Paleis Het Loo. An aerial platform from the fire brigade

Wiebe de JagerAug 30

China

This photo, taken by a Chinese drone of Taiwanese troops on Kinmen, is real, reports the Taiwan News. The army says a civilian Chinese drone took

Haye KestelooAug 24

DJI

An expensive DJI M300 inspection drone from the Dutch company Zero Gravity Drone was shot at with an air rifle by an angry vacationer last week.

Wiebe de JagerAug 22

Police

During a school photo shoot, a 5-year-old girl was gravely injured by a drone that fell out of the sky. The drone accident happened in China...

Haye KestelooAug 2

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