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Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test

S4 · 09 Aug 2023 · Vertical Aerospace · Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UK

Record

CompanyVertical Aerospace
IndustryDrones / eVTOL
Type(s)crash
Date09 Aug 2023 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
LocationKemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UK
Severity (serious injury, total loss, or grounding)
Scalenot documented
Confidencehigh
Verified flagYes - 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

AeroTime / FlightGlobal

Publisher: AeroTime / FlightGlobal · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

Supporting source rows (1)
DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
09 Aug 2023 Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal AeroTime / FlightGlobal

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