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2026 · S4 and above incidents

20 documented incidents where year is 2026 and severity is S4 and above, across 15 companies, 2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: 2026 · S4 and above.

20Unique incidents
15Companies involved
S5Highest severity
95%Verified
10%From regulators
2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S419 Aug 2026Katalyst Space Technologies mission-loss Earth orbitNASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure · 1 spacecraft (Link) Bloomberg
S413 Aug 2026General Atomics Aeronautical Systems mission-loss —US lost roughly 25% of MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet during Iran war · 25% of US Reaper fleet (~45 aircraft) lost The Washington Post / Je
S404 Aug 2026Kratos Defense & Security Solutions crash Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USAXQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused · 1 aircraft TWZ
S403 Aug 2026Tekever mission-loss Russia-Ukraine borderTekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forces · 1 UAV (AR3 StormShroud) Euronews
S5~Aug 2026Waymo fatality Dallas, TX, USAPedestrian killed by SUV thrown into stationary Waymo in Dallas · 1 fatality (secondary contact) FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
S528 Jul 2026Dreame Technology regulatory USAFCC bars new foreign-made robot vacuums, including Dreame, from equipment authorization over national-security concerns Consumer Reports / Masha
S427 Jul 2026Waymo injury Los Angeles, CA, USAWoman critically injured in two-car crash involving Waymo vehicle in Los Angeles ABC7 Bay Area / Los Ange
S426 Jul 2026Baykar crash —Bayraktar Akıncı shot down over Yemen (first confirmed combat loss) Defence Security Asia
S513 Jul 2026SharkNinja cyber —Shark robot vacuum flaw allows remote code execution via stolen certificate Tom's Hardware / Cyberne
S4~Jul 2026Katalyst Space Technologies malfunction —Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost · LINK servicing spacecraft (Swift Rescue Mission) Ars Technica
S520 Jun 2026Tesla fatality Katy, TX, USATesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman inside; Autopilot engagement disputed Fortune
S508 May 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker killed after being struck by descending robot believed stopped, Haman auto parts factory 세이프티퍼스트닷뉴스
S404 May 2026Skydweller Aero crash Gulf Of MexicoSkydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather · 1 prototype aircraft (converted Solar Impulse 2) Aviation Week / Popular
S4~May 2026Yarbo injury —Yarbo's Promise to Fix the Robot Mower That Ran Someone Over The Verge
S5~May 2026Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed) malfunction USAFDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error MassDevice
S508 Apr 2026Unattributed (South Korea) fatality Haman, Gyeongnam, South KoreaWorker entangled and killed by machinery at Haman auto parts factory 에너지안전신문
S425 Mar 2026Omnicell recall —FDA Class I recall: Rolls of label stock used with the Omnicell i.v.Station. · Rolls of label stock used with the Omnicell i.v.Station. openFDA enforcement
S418 Mar 2026Intuitive Surgical regulatory USAFDA issues emergency alert on da Vinci-compatible surgical stapler reloads after 1 death, 4 injuries HealthExec
S511 Mar 2026Intuitive Surgical recall —Class I recall of da Vinci SureForm stapler reloads after patient death · 1 death, 4 serious injuries; recall of affected lot to customers who ordered on/before Feb 20, 2026 FDA
S431 Jan 2026Unattributed (South Korea) injury Yeosu, South KoreaWorker left unconscious after entrapment in packaging robot at Yeosu Industrial Complex 여수넷통뉴스

Companies involved

Unattributed (South Korea) 3Katalyst Space Technologies 2Waymo 2Intuitive Surgical 2General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 1Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 1Tekever 1Dreame Technology 1Baykar 1SharkNinja 1Tesla 1Skydweller Aero 1Yarbo 1Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed) 1Omnicell 1

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