Matternet Drone Carrying Clinical Lab Specimens Crashes into Lake Zurich
S2 · ~Jan 2019 · Matternet · Switzerland
Record
| Company | Matternet |
| Industry | Drones / eVTOL |
| Type(s) | crash |
| Date | ~Jan 2019 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | 1 drone |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A Matternet drone operating in Swiss Post's medical logistics network, carrying clinical laboratory specimens, crashed into Lake Zurich after a short circuit interrupted power to its GPS; the emergency parachute deployed and the drone was recovered by police divers. This was an earlier incident in the same program, preceding a May 2019 parachute-failure crash near a children's playground that led to suspension of operations.
Primary source
Publisher: Dark Daily · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jan 2019 | Matternet Drone Carrying Clinical Lab Specimens Crashes into Lake Zurich | Dark Daily | Dark Daily |
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