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Drones / eVTOL · crash incidents

17 documented incidents where industry is Drones / eVTOL and type is crash, across 14 companies, 2019-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Drones / eVTOL · crash.

17Unique incidents
14Companies involved
S4Highest severity
100%Verified
6%From regulators
2019-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S404 Aug 2026Kratos Defense & Security Solutions crash Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USAXQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused · 1 aircraft TWZ
S426 Jul 2026Baykar crash —Bayraktar Akıncı shot down over Yemen (first confirmed combat loss) Defence Security Asia
S404 May 2026Skydweller Aero crash Gulf Of MexicoSkydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather · 1 prototype aircraft (converted Solar Impulse 2) Aviation Week / Popular
S4~Nov 2025General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Yellow Sea, Off South KoreaU.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Off South Korea · 1 aircraft lost CNN / The New York Times
S323 Oct 2025AIR crash FL, USAAIR ONE eVTOL prototype crashes during Florida test flight · 1 prototype aircraft Aerospace America
S416 Sep 2025XPeng AeroHT crash ChinaTwo eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft Electrek
S431 Aug 2025General Atomics Aeronautical Systems crash —MQ-9 Reaper lost in Middle East due to chafed wire · 1 aircraft Air & Space Forces Magaz
S4~Jun 2025Turkish Aerospace Industries crash Konya, TurkeyTAI Anka-3 UCAV prototype lost in hard-landing crash near Konya Aviation Week / Militarn
S4~Jan 2025Baykar crash LibyaBayraktar Akıncı drone crashes in Libya Military Africa
S416 Dec 2024General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Mediterranean Sea$13 Million Military Reaper Drone Lost After Propeller Fell Off · $13M aircraft, total loss Business Insider / Air F
S412 Dec 2024AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) crash ChinaYilong-2H drone crashes into Olympic Sports Center in Jingzhou, China Militarnyi
S409 Aug 2023Vertical Aerospace crash Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UKVertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal
S214 Jul 2022Manna crash Co. Dublin, IrelandManna drone crashes in Balbriggan, Co Dublin; propeller strikes bystander Silicon Republic
S4~Feb 2022Joby crash near Jolon, CA, USAJoby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss) FlightGlobal / NTSB
S230 Jul 2019Matternet crash Bern, SwitzerlandDrone crash near kids leads Swiss Post and Matternet to suspend autonomous deliveries · 2 drone crashes TechCrunch
S3~Jul 2019Alauda Aeronautics crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC
S2~Jan 2019Matternet crash SwitzerlandMatternet Drone Carrying Clinical Lab Specimens Crashes into Lake Zurich · 1 drone Dark Daily

Companies involved

Baykar 2General Atomics / U.S. Air Force 2Matternet 2Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 1Skydweller Aero 1AIR 1XPeng AeroHT 1General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 1Turkish Aerospace Industries 1AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) 1Vertical Aerospace 1Manna 1Joby 1Alauda Aeronautics 1

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