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H3 Dynamics drone crashes and catches fire near children at one-north condo, operator suspended by CAAS

S3 · 07/19
2024 · 18:00 · H3 Dynamics · one-north condominium, Singapore

Record

CompanyH3 Dynamics
Categorydrones evtol
Typefire
Date07/19
2024
Time of day18:00
Locationone-north condominium, Singapore
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale1 drone
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceCNA

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Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) suspended use of an H3 Dynamics drone model after one crashed and burned near a residential condo close to children; H3 Dynamics also faced subsequent legal action related to the crash.

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