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Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test
S4 · 09 Aug 2023 · Vertical Aerospace · Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UK
Record
| Company | Vertical Aerospace |
| Industry | Drones / eVTOL |
| Type(s) | crash |
| Date | 09 Aug 2023 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UK |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
An uncrewed Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed during a flight test; a UK AAIB investigation later found the crash was caused by a rotor blade release due to a manufacturing defect, with no injuries reported.
Primary source
Publisher: AeroTime / FlightGlobal · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 2023 | Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test | AeroTime / FlightGlobal | AeroTime / FlightGlobal |
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