Drones incidents

65 verified incidents involving drones robots. Source-attributed, append-only, corrections recorded on the record.

• Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool2026-08-18 · malfunction
• FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight2026-07-14 · regulatory_action
• Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 20262026-07-13 · regulatory_action
• Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people2026-07-10 · injury
• DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework2026-07-04 · regulatory_action
• Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology2026-07-02 · regulatory_action
• FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 20262026-07-02 · other
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texas2026-07-02 · collision
• US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones2026-06-30 · regulatory_action
• JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFK2026-06-29 · collision
• NYPD Skydio X10 drone malfunctioned and crashed near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn, battery caught fire2026-06-24 · malfunction
• Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL2026-06-15 · regulatory_action
• Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch2026-06-15 · regulatory_action
• FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles2026-06-02 · regulatory_action
• MQ-9A Reaper shot down by Houthi rebels over Yemen2026-05-29 · other
• Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA2026-05-15 · regulatory_action
• FAA issues Certificate of Waiver 107W-2026-00686 to Buoyant Aero for UAS operations over humans and moving vehicles2026-05-15 · regulatory_action
• Shield AI V-BAT drone propeller severs Romanian Navy official's fingers during training exercise off Texas coast2026-05-12 · injury
• General Atomics CCA drone prototype crashes during test flight2026-04-07 · malfunction
• Archer Aviation becomes first eVTOL company to close FAA Phase 3 of Type Certification process for Midnight2026-04-01 · regulatory_action
• Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate2026-03-28 · regulatory_action
• Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS experienced engine failure and crashed in a field near Pendleton, Oregon2026-03-10 · malfunction
• Archer Aviation selected for FAA AAM Integration Pilot Program spanning 26 states for Midnight eVTOL testing2026-03-09 · regulatory_action
• FAA unveils eight AAM eVTOL integration pilot projects spanning 26 states, allowing Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk to begin operations by summer 20262026-03-09 · regulatory_action
• Wing delivery drone crashes and catches fire after a Walmart delivery in Kemah, Texas2026-03-01 · malfunction
• Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire2026-02-15 · property_damage
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas2026-02-04 · collision
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas2026-02-04 · collision
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas2026-02-04 · collision
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into a Richardson, Texas apartment building and broke apart2026-02-04 · property_damage
• FCC added foreign-produced UAS (DJI, Autel) to the Covered List, blocking new US authorizations2025-12-22 · regulatory_action
• Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe2025-11-25 · malfunction
• USAF MQ-9 Reaper crashed off the coast of South Korea2025-11-24 · malfunction
• Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone clips and severs an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting an FAA probe2025-11-18 · property_damage
• Air One eVTOL prototype crashes in South Florida during envelope expansion test flight2025-10-23 · collision
• Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB probes2025-10-02 · collision
• Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 drones collide with construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB investigation2025-10-01 · collision
• Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona2025-10-01 · collision
• Two Xpeng Aeroht eVTOLs collide and crash during air show rehearsal in China2025-09-16 · collision
• DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise collides with a UH-60 Black Hawk during Texas flood search-and-rescue2025-07-07 · collision
• NYPD Skydio X10 crashes onto a Brooklyn precinct roof and catches fire; Skydio cites battery-connector wear2025-05-12 · malfunction
• Houthi forces shot down at least 7 US MQ-9 Reaper drones over Yemen in six weeks ($200M+, 2025)2025-04-22 · other
• Skyfly Axe VCA prototype G-SFAX suffers hard landing at Turweston Aerodrome during test flight, substantial damage2025-04-22 · malfunction
• Hobbyist DJI Mini 3 Pro punches a hole in a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft during the LA Palisades Fire2025-01-09 · collision
• Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site2024-12-16 · malfunction
• MQ-9 Reaper crashed into Mediterranean Sea after propeller decoupled mid-flight2024-12-16 · malfunction
• H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions2024-07-19 · collision
• Russian Su-27 collided with a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Black Sea, forcing it down2023-03-14 · other
• Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes2022-09-30 · property_damage
• DJI Matrice M210 police drone collides with a Cessna 172 on final approach near Buttonville, Ontario2021-08-10 · collision
• US Department of Commerce adds AVIC and subsidiaries to Military End User list2020-12-22 · regulatory_action
• DJI Mavic 2 Zoom collides with an AS350 helicopter filming the King of the Hammers race in California2020-02-06 · collision
• Eviation Alice prototype destroyed by battery fire2020-01-22 · malfunction
• UAE-operated Wing Loong II drone strike on Tripoli military academy kills 26 cadets2020-01-04 · fatality
• XQ-58A Valkyrie damaged upon landing after third flight test at Yuma Proving Ground2019-10-09 · malfunction
• Multiple Wing Loong II drones shot down in Libya during civil war (2019-2021)2019-08-03 · other
• Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)2019-07-01 · malfunction
• Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019)2019-06-20 · other
• Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet2019-05-09 · malfunction
• Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich2019-01-25 · malfunction
• Fatal loss of control accident with Pipistrel Alpha Electro near Stadskanaal airfield, Netherlands2018-10-13 · fatality
• DJI Mavic Pro collides with a passenger hot air balloon near Driggs, Idaho2018-08-10 · collision
• DJI Phantom 4 strikes a US Army Black Hawk over Staten Island in the first confirmed US civilian-drone / manned-aircraft midair collision2017-09-21 · collision
• Multiple Wing Loong drones shot down in Yemen by Houthi forces (2016-2021)2016-12-26 · other
• Out-of-control DJI Phantom 3 hits a building and falls into the crowd at the Seattle Pride parade, knocking a woman unconscious2015-06-28 · injury