Joby
Robot types: eVTOL. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 28.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 15 of 26 among Drones / eVTOL companies with incidents (550 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record consists of one entry: a February 2022 eVTOL prototype crash following an in-flight propeller blade failure, rated severity 4. This is a single-event record with no fatality, no regulatory action, and no pattern of recurrence in the data provided. The record reflects flight-test development risk characteristic of eVTOL certification programs, not an in-service or fielded-product failure.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Drones / eVTOL · Sectors: Airlines and Aviation
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| eVTOL | 100% | 3 of 8 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | ~Feb 2022 | crash | near Jolon, CA, USA | Joby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss) | FlightGlobal / NTSB |
S4 ~Feb 2022 · crash · Joby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | ~Feb 2022 | Joby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure | FlightGlobal / NTSB |
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