Drone Incidents

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

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Argentina

Soccer player Pablo Pérez kicked the DJI Phantom drone to pieces after a teammate had pulled the drone out of the air, banner and all.

Wiebe de JagerMay 3

Wildlife

A drone seemingly crashed into a bald eagles nest in a eucalyptus tree in Adenwood Historic Park in Fremont, California. It is unclear...

Haye KestelooApr 28

Drone Incidents

In this test video from Virginia Tech ICTAS, we see how a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone bounces off a car windshield at 62.5 mph.

Haye KestelooMar 31

Drone Incidents

What on earth makes somebody think that hanging under an oversized DJI Agras T16 agricultural drone is a good idea? Check out this video!

Wiebe de JagerMar 18

Drone Incidents

In view of the possible impact of such incidents, EASA has published guidelines regarding the handling of drone incidents at airports.

Wiebe de JagerMar 10

Amazon

A scale model of an Alauda Airspeeder Mk II racing drone weighing 210 pounds became uncontrollable, climbed to an altitude of approximately

Wiebe de JagerFeb 19

Wildlife

An eagle grabs a drone mid-flight. This is not the first time, we have seen a drone being attacked mid-flight by a bird of prey. In this video

Haye KestelooFeb 3

DJI Mavic Air 2

On January 23rd, a Chilean navy helicopter collides with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone. A passenger onboard the helicopter got injured as a result

Haye KestelooJan 26

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