Shockingly, of the 194 major ("Class A") crashes that the Washington Post was able to document, 47 occurred within the United States.
Below is information on ten (10) drone crashes that occurred in the state of California alone between the years 2004 and 2011. (The listed incidents are Air Force-related, unless otherwise indicated.)
(See the full online database of crashes on the Washington Post website for full details of these and other drone crashes.)
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| Victorville crash: July 28, 2010 |
2004
Date: October 13, 2004
Location: Palmdale
Estimated damage: $1,721,973
Details: A brand-new Predator crashed . . . .
2005
Date: October 21, 2005
Location: Palmdale
Estimated damage: $6,796,497
Details: A Reaper on a training flight crashed . . . .
2008
Date: September 9, 2008
Location: undisclosed CA location
Estimated damage: N/A
Details: Reaper crash
Date: November 17, 2008
Location: undisclosed CA location
Estimated damage: N/A
Details: A Warrior (MQ-1C) owned by the Army crashed
2009
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| Fort Irwin crash: March 20, 2009 |
Location: Fort Irwin
Estimated damage: $3,929,647
Details: A Reaper crashed . . . .
Date: May 28, 2009
Location: Rogers Dry Lake bed, adjacent to airfield at Edwards Air Force Base
Estimated damage: N/A
Details: Emergency landing by Global Hawk . . . .
2010
Date: July 28, 2010
Location: Victorville
Estimated damage: $5,000,000
Details: A Hummingbird (A160T Hummingbird) owned by the Army crashed . . . .
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| Victorville crash: April 20, 2010 |
Location: Victorville
Estimated damage: $3,742,211
Details: A Predator crashed . . . .
Date: August 31, 2010
Location: two miles north of Gray Butte Airfield, Palmdale
Estimated damage: $10,300,000
Details: A brand-new Reaper crashed on private property . . . .
2011
Date: March 16, 2011
Location: undisclosed CA location
Estimated damage: N/A
Details: A Gray Eagle (MQ-1C) owned by the Army crashed . . . .
