Industry · Other
Rise Above Drone Show
Robot types: Automation operator. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 20.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 27 of 40 among Other companies with incidents (142 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record consists of one malfunction entry, severity 3, describing drones falling from the sky during a New Year's Eve show at Folly Beach, with an FAA investigation noted. This is a press-reported event; no regulatory finding or penalty is recorded.
Risk index
20.1/100RobotRisk index
23.2/100Median index across the 40 Other companies with incident history (142 tracked, 102 with none)
27 of 40Rank in Other (of 40 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band
Products and robot types
Industries: Other
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Automation operator | 100% | 21 of 28 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 31 Dec 2024 | malfunction | Folly Beach, SC, USA | Drones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates · drone light show fleet | Post and Courier |
S3 31 Dec 2024 · malfunction · Drones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 31 Dec 2024 | Drones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates | Post and Courier |
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