Skydweller Aero
Robot types: Inspection, Mapping, Uas. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 44.2/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 5 of 26 among Drones / eVTOL companies with incidents (550 tracked).
Analyst brief
Skydweller Aero's record consists of a single crash entry, an unmanned aircraft system loss attributed in the source reporting to weather conditions, carrying severity 4. The record is press-driven, sourced from incident reporting rather than a regulatory action. As a single-event record, it does not demonstrate a pattern of recurring failure modes; the elevated standing reflects the severity of the sole logged crash rather than volume.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Drones / eVTOL (primary), Other, Sensors · Sectors: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, Armed Forces
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uas | 100% | 3 of 8 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skydweller | Uas | research | 1 | 44.2 |
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 | 04 May 2026 | crash | Gulf Of Mexico | Skydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather · 1 prototype aircraft (converted Solar Impulse 2) | Aviation Week / Popular |
S4 04 May 2026 · crash · Skydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 04 May 2026 | Skydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather | Aviation Week / Popular |
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