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Drones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates
S3 · 31 Dec 2024 · Rise Above Drone Show · Folly Beach, SC, USA
Record
| Company | Rise Above Drone Show |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | 31 Dec 2024 (day precision) |
| Time of day | 19:03 |
| Location | Folly Beach, SC, USA |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | drone light show fleet |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Several drones dropped from the sky during a New Year's Eve drone light show at Folly Beach, South Carolina, prompting an FAA investigation into the operator.
Primary source
Publisher: Post and Courier · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | Drones fall from sky during Folly Beach New Year's Eve show, FAA investigates | Post and Courier | Post and Courier |
Other context
malfunction context
Rise Above Drone Show industry position
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