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Manna drone crashes in Balbriggan, Co Dublin; propeller strikes bystander

S2 · 07/14
2022 · Manna · Co. Dublin, Ireland

Record

CompanyManna
Categorydrones evtol
Typecrash
Date07/14
2022
Time of daynot documented
LocationCo. Dublin, Ireland
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale-
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceSilicon Republic

What happened

A Manna delivery drone crashed during a routine flight in Balbriggan, Co Dublin after a propeller blade separated in flight, triggering flight termination and parachute deployment; the detached blade struck a man mowing his lawn, causing a minor head injury. AAIU investigated.

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