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Drones / eVTOL · S3 and above incidents

23 documented incidents where industry is Drones / eVTOL and severity is S3 and above, across 16 companies, 2016-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Drones / eVTOL · S3 and above.

23Unique incidents
16Companies involved
S5Highest severity
78%Verified
4%From regulators
2016-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S325 Aug 2026EHang regulatory ChinaEHang Withdraws Outlook After Industry Air Incident Spurs Regulatory Caution Yahoo Finance
S303 Aug 2026DJI regulatory USAFCC public notice would retroactively revoke sales authorization for DJI Air 3S, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 360 over LiDAR classification · 3 drone models Tech Times / SpaceWar
S319 May 2026Manna regulatory Dublin 15, IrelandFingal County Council refuses Manna drone-hub retention permission over noise, forcing Dublin 15 shutdown Irish Independent
S404 May 2026Skydweller Aero crash Gulf Of MexicoSkydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather · 1 prototype aircraft (converted Solar Impulse 2) Aviation Week / Popular
S307 Mar 2026DJI cyber —DJI Pays $30K Bug Bounty After Researcher Hacks 7,000 Robot Vacuums The Tech Buzz
S322 Dec 2025DJI regulatory —FCC adds DJI to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) DroneDJ
S511 Dec 2025Terra Drone regulatory Jakarta, IndonesiaTerra Drone CEO Arrested, Named Suspect in Jakarta Office Fire That Killed 22 · 22 fatalities Jakarta Globe
S509 Dec 2025Terra Drone fire Jakarta office, IndonesiaSuspected Battery Fire at Terra Drone Indonesia Kills 22 · 22 fatalities sUAS News
S3~Dec 2025Autel Robotics regulatory —FCC adds Autel to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) DroneDJ
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
S302 Aug 2025DJI injury London, England, UKKent Police DJI Matrice 30T crashes into child, severe hand injury · 1 unit DroneXL
S326 Apr 2025Lift Aircraft malfunction Osaka, JapanHexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted Aviation International N
S326 Dec 2024Volocopter shutdown Bruchsal, GermanyVolocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency DW.com
S325 Oct 2024H3 Dynamics regulatory —H3 Dynamics fined and suspended after drone crash at Singapore condo sUAS News
S319 Jul 2024H3 Dynamics fire one-north condominium, SingaporeH3 Dynamics drone crashes and catches fire near children at one-north condo, operator suspended by CAAS · 1 drone CNA
S409 Aug 2023Vertical Aerospace crash Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UKVertical Aerospace VX4 prototype crashes during uncrewed flight test AeroTime / FlightGlobal
S330 Sep 2022Wing fire Browns Plains, QLD, AustraliaWing delivery drone lands on power lines, catches fire, cuts power to 2,000 homes · 1 drone; ~2,000 homes affected DroneDJ
S4~Feb 2022Joby crash near Jolon, CA, USAJoby eVTOL prototype destroyed after in-flight propeller blade failure · 1 prototype aircraft (total loss) FlightGlobal / NTSB
S301 Jan 2019Alauda Aeronautics regulatory UKAirspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality' · 1 demonstrator drone aerospacetestinginternat
S302 Aug 2017DJI regulatory —US Army orders fleet-wide ban on DJI drones over cyber vulnerabilities · fleet-wide (US Army) Defense One
S5~Dec 2016Schiebel fatality South KoreaSchiebel S-100 crash kills engineer in South Korea · 1 fatality suasnews.com
S3not documentedAlauda Aeronautics crash Gatwick Airport, England, UKOut-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed · 1 racing drone BBC

Companies involved

DJI 5Terra Drone 2H3 Dynamics 2Alauda Aeronautics 2EHang 1Manna 1Skydweller Aero 1Autel Robotics 1AIR 1XPeng AeroHT 1Lift Aircraft 1Volocopter 1Vertical Aerospace 1Wing 1Joby 1Schiebel 1

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