Worldwide Drone Incidents

Illegal drones ground water-dropping helicopters at critical moment in Maria fire battle

Santa Paula, CA, USA

State police investigating drone sighting near Logan Airport

Nahant, MA, USA

Pa. man accused of using drone to drop explosives on ex-girlfriend’s property

Washington Township, PA, USA

Drone was flown over Michigan Stadium during game; two arrested

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Someone Just Got Massive Fines For Flying A Drone Over Raptors Mania In Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Drones Nearly Hit Planes 117 Times in Ohio in Five Years

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Increased emergency vehicle visibility reflects an uptick in hospital transports during day 2 of Lollapalooza

Chicago, IL, USA

'Your hobby is not worth another person's life': Drone flown near Museum Fire delays air operations

Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Georgia man admits he tried to use drone to drop pot into prison

Pelham, GA, USA

'Your hobby is not worth another person's life': Drone flown near Museum Fire delays air operations

Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Brothers turn themselves in as drone operators who affected Flight For Life at crash site

Burlington, WI, USA

Fireworks-laden drone found on roof of building in downtown L.A., police say

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Drone halts air drops on Battle Mountain fire

Elko, NV, USA

Drone spotted near Chatham-Kent Health Alliance helipad

Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Drone spotted dropping items into Cuyahoga County jail

Euclid, OH, USA

Coldwater Fire has burned over 13,000 acres near Clints Well

Clints Well, AZ, USA

Lincoln man accused of using drone to try to deliver marijuana to prison

Lincoln, NE, USA

Drones are hurting rescue efforts in Tulsa as dangerous flooding continues

Tulsa, OK, USA

Drone near-miss sparks concern at airport

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Dispute over neighbor’s drone use turns heated

Peoria, IL, USA

Mother-daughter team busted for using drone to smuggle contraband into prison

Indiantown, FL, USA

Border Patrol spots drone trying to help migrants illegally enter America

El Paso, TX, USA

Tiburon schools to seek ban on drone flyovers

Tiburon, CA, USA

Drones pose safety issues at Danbury, Sikorsky airports

Danbury, CT, USA

Someone Flew a Drone over Fenway Park During a Red Sox Game

Boston, MA, USA

Close calls between drones and aircraft in Mid-Michigan

Bay County, MI, USA

Woman says she doesn't know who was flying drones in her backyard

Houston, TX, USA

Drone Seen "Peeping" Around Fayette County

Oran, Iowa

Prison guards seize drone and drugs at Agassiz's Kent Institution

Agassiz, BC, Canada

NYPD cop hit by drone, another hit by car at rabbi’s funeral

New York City, New York

Drone flying close to Cape Coral home invades a family's sense of privacy

Cape Coral, FL, USA

Drone has close call with helicopter over Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, NY, USA

DOC and State Police Confirm Drone Sighting Near SCI Frackville

Frackville, PA, USA

Two men arrested after drone detected over Rivière-des-Prairies jail

Montreal, Québec, Canada

Drone Operator Charged With Trying to Drop Marijuana Into Georgia Prison

Albany, Georgia, USA

Drone crashes into downtown high-rise, breaks window

Chicago, IL, USA

After several confiscations, FBI warns public of drone use near Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta, GA, USA

Reports of drone disrupt flights at Newark Airport

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Woman charged with using drone for prison tobacco delivery

Stuart, FL, USA

Drone scare near Vegas Strip prompts FAA investigation into likely safety violations

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Drone crashes through car window and hurts child in Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI, USA

Drone Pilot Arrested After Crashing Craft into Midtown Bank

New York City, NY, USA

Yellowstone investigating illegal drone photo taken in park

Yellowstone National Park, WY

Logan-bound plane reports encounter with 'unmanned aircraft'

Boston, MA, USA

A security threat lurks in the sky around OIA

Orlando, FL, USA

Plane flying over county reports sighting drone

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Police warn voyeur using drone to spy on women through high apartment windows in Orlando

Orlando, FL, USA

Yellowknife drone operator fined, banned from flying

Yellowknife, NT, Canada

Police arrest two people for operating drone camera over MP Ravi Karunanayake's residence

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Swiss tourist arraigned in NYC high-rise drone crash

New York City, NY, USA

Drone Operator Cited for Interfering With Shark-Bite Victim Rescue

San Diego, CA, USA

Mexico City thief used drone surveillance to execute home robberies

Mexico City, Mexico

Airline has ‘close call’ with drone while en route to B.C. airport

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Drone disrupts air operations on part of Pole Creek Fire

Spanish Fork, UT, USA

Man points a laser at law enforcement airplane he thought was a drone, police say

Leemore, CA, USA

Drone inspecting San Francisco's Millennium Tower crashes

San Francisco, CA, USA

Police seize drone that interfered with helicopter after motorcycle crash

Monitor Township, MI, USA

Police seize drone that interfered with helicopter after motorcycle crash

Monitor Township, MI, USA

Large amount of contraband seized at Collins Bay Institution

Kingston, ON, Canada

Large amount of contraband seized at Collins Bay Institution

Kingston, ON, Canada

Illegal drone grounds firefighting aircraft on 5,400-acre Terwilliger Fire

Eugene, OR, USA

Police: Drone hinders emergency response to crash on I-75

Bay County, MI, USA

Lawsuit: Woman injured in face by drone at Vegas casino light show

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Third Drone Intrusion Keeps Firefighters From Getting Food

Riggins, ID, USA

FAA investigating near drone-helicopter collision off Hollywood

Hollywood, FL, USA

Illegal drone flight near airport raises concern

Klamath Falls, OR, USA

Drone mysteriously crash lands in South Tampa yard, family hopes to reunite it with owners

Tampa, FL, USA

Drone seen flying illegally on Mukilteo side of Paine Field

Paine Field, WA, USA

Drone seen flying illegally on Mukilteo side of Paine Field

Paine Field, WA, USA

Report: Drone nearly caused mid-air collision at Grassy Ridge Fire

St. Anthony, Idaho, USA

Drone strikes Iowa toddler on playground

Bettendorf, Iowa

Dangerous drones invade protected airspace at metro Detroit airports

Detroit, MI, USA

Drone Recovered on Tarmac Near Runway at San Francisco International Airport Prompts Investigation

San Francisco, CA, USA

Unregistered drones causing issues for pilots, including in the Kansas City metro

Kansas City, MO, USA

Drone intrusion near New Harmony grounds all aircraft battling West Valley Fire

St. George, Utah, USA

A drone delayed a helicopter from landing at the Rupert hospital during the Fourth of July parade

Rupert, Idaho

Too close for comfort: Dangerous drones invade protected airspace daily

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Drone misunderstanding in Cape Coral shows learning curve with rising technology

Cape Coral, FL, USA

Mystery Drone, Drug Possession: Needham Police Log

Needham, MA, USA

Residents spot drone looking into their apartment windows

Mount Lebanon, PA, USA

Man Cited for Using Drone Above Lava Flow

Kilauea, HI, USA

Homeowner tries to shoot down drone over his house as he was in fear of his family’s privacy

Bradenton, Florida, USA

Police find drone with contraband on roof of elementary school in Montreal, Canada

Montreal, Canada

Peeping drones spying on people in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO, USA

Resident unhappy with city’s drone, claims it invaded privacy, scared daughters

Burian, WA, USA

Atlanta woman says drone ‘peeped' on her while she dressed

Atlanta, GA, USA

Resident unhappy with city’s drone, claims it invaded privacy, scared daughters

Burian, WA, USA

Atlanta woman says drone ‘peeped' on her while she dressed

Atlanta, GA, USA

Drone Interferes with NM Firefighters' Efforts

Espanola, NM

Drone got in helicopter's way as it fought a wildfire in Minnesota

Minnesota, USA

Maryland conservation group says drone pilot buzzed bald eagle's nest in Pasadena

Pasadena, MD, USA

Tragedy averted after drone flies through helicopter's path

Tyler, Texas, USA

UT Health East Texas air ambulance helicopter reports a near miss with a drone in Dallas

Dallas, TX, USA

New charges filed against Sharpsville man accused of tormenting police dogs

Sharpsville, OH, USA

Colorado Springs TV station's flying drone temporarily disrupted air drops on 117 fire

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Woman who was hit in head by drone settles lawsuit with USC frat, event-planning company

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hackers using drones to commit crimes

Phoenix, AZ, USA

Hawaii airline pilots report pair of mid-air near misses with drones

Honolulu, HI, USA

Coast Guard helicopter avoids drone strike in Port Angeles

Port Angeles, WA, USA

Tesla’s Production Problems Spawn a Legion of Model 3 Stalkers

Fremont, CA, USA

Drone flights banned near Dover port amid security fears

Dover, United Kingdom

Drone seized as soccer fans held in Kosovo before Euro game

Kosovo

Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to London came scarily close to colliding with illegal drone

Dublin, Ireland

BA jet in near miss with a drone 6,000 feet above Potters Bar

Hertfordshire, UK

Plane almost had ‘potentially fatal’ collision with drone near UK airport

Oxfordshire, UK

An airport in England was forced to shut down after a pilot spotted a drone flying near the runway

Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Drones flying near Download Festival disrupt flights at East Midlands Airport

Leicestershire, UK

Drones piloted by climate-change activists target Heathrow

London, England, UK

BA jet carrying 300 passengers from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi came within 20ft of smashing into an illegally flown drone while flying at 6,000ft shortly after take-off, report reveals

Hertfordshire, UK

Three flights are diverted from Gatwick to Stansted after ‘drone spotted in the skies above‘

Stansted, UK

Air traffic at Frankfurt airport resumes after drone sighting prompted stoppage

Frankfurt, Germany

Gatwick drone sighting: Three planes diverted after reports of flying device near airport

Horley, Gatwick, UK

As Duchess Meghan’s Due Date Approaches, Frogmore Cottage Drone Signage Is Posted

Windsor, UK

Two arrests after drugs and seized near Castlerea Prison

Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, Ireland

Milan's Malpensa Airport Temporarily Shut by Drone Sighting

Milan, Italy

Drone sighting prompted 30-minute air traffic stoppage at Frankfurt airport

Frankfurt, Germany

Mann soll Drohne auf Flugzeug zugesteuert haben

Hannover, Germany

Loganair flight in 'near miss' with drone near Glasgow Airport

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Greenpeace Drone Drops Smoke Bombs on French Nuclear Power Facility

La Hague, France

London's Heathrow Airport Briefly Closed Following Possible Drone Sighting

London, England, UK

Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights

London, England, UK

Passenger plane came within 32ft of a drone as it approached Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Gang who flew drones carrying drugs into prisons jailed

Birmingham, England, UK

Italy police: Drone tried to deliver 2 phones, drugs to prisoner

Taranto, Italy

Virgin Atlantic jet in 'closest ever' near-miss with drone on approach to Heathrow

London, England, UK

Bendtner to sell house after being spied on by drone during 'Harry Potter marathon'

Trondheim, Norway

Perth Prison drug smugglers filmed themselves on drone camera

Perth, Scotland, UK

Drone used to deliver Chinese takeaway to Wheatfield prison in Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Packed passenger plane nearly hits drone at Doncaster Airport

Doncaster, England, UK

Police move out on a message about drone in the approach to the airport - landscape architect filmed arrangement

Tromsø, Norway

Armed police swoop on man for ‘flying drone over Theresa May’s head’ as she arrives at Downing Street

London, England, UK

This Giant Homemade Drone Crashed Into a Tree in Ukraine. You Might Be Surprised Who Built It.

Gorbivtsi, Ukraine

Elderly Turkish farmer is spooked by flying drone

Sirakonak, Turkey

Well-organised gang used drones to deliver drugs to inmates, court told

Worcestershire, England

Well-organised gang used drones to deliver drugs to inmates, court told

Worcestershire, England

Smugglers use drone to fly drugs over militarized Cyprus frontier

Athens, Greece

Lassen Spanner Drohnen über Badis steigen?

Zurich, Switzerland

Investigation underway at Limerick prison after drone spotted flying over grounds

Limerick, Ireland

Drone flies over Macron's holiday home in wake of Maduro 'attack'

Brégançon, France

Police look into drone near misses at Airport

Saint Peter, Jersey, UK

SAS pilot discovered drone near passenger aircraft during flight

Copenhagen, Denmark

Drones drop Spice drug into prisoners' cells after security netting collapsed

Herts, UK

Greenpeace drone, toy plane crash into French nuclear plant

Bugey, France

Drones buzzed French prison months before helicopter escape

Paris, France

Drohne nähert sich Jet nach Start in Bern-Belp

Bern, Switzerland

Droner stanset innflyging til Oslo lufthavn

Oslo, Norway

Confirmed: Drone alert at Birmingham Airport

Birmingham, UK

Drone sørget for stengt rullebane

Gardermoen, Norway

Russia prepares for World Cup drone attack

Moscow, Russia

Drone ved Oslo lufthavn stengte for innkommende flytrafikk i 20 minutter

Oslo, Norway

Water company fears poison from drones

The Hague, Netherlands

Drone pilot fled from police after trying to fly cannabis and mobile phones into prison

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Father Knocked Down an Unwelcome Drone

Reykjavík, Iceland

Fentanyl-laced meth and phones seized after second prison drone drop

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Game of Thrones – Angst vor Drohnen und Endzeitstimmung am Set der 8. Staffel

Belfast, Ireland

Drone Delays Soccer Match, Prompting Safety Concerns Before Key Goal

Avon, England, UK

Ulovlig drone stengte flyplass

Sola, Norway

Drone ‘put 130 lives at risk’ as plane was trying to land at Gatwick

London, England, UK

Vatican terror alert: Drones feared to be loaded with ISIS bombs fly over Pope's city

Vatican City, Italy

Bristol woman shocked after drone hovers above private garden party as naked children play

Bristol, England, UK

G20-Ticker: Gleich spricht Merkel mit Trump - Wirbel um Drohnen-Vorfall

Hamburg, Germany

Drone forces Gatwick Airport to close runway

London, England, UK

Passenger jet comes within 200ft of crashing into a 'drone' in 'serious' near miss above County Durham

Durham, England, UK

Another drone incident above Lisbon endangers KLM passengers and crew

Lisbon, Portugal

Three charged with attempt to smuggle drugs into Risley by drone

Warrington, England, UK

Nude sunbathers say perverts on yacht used drone to peep at them

Mallorca, Spain

Drone almost brought down RAF helicopter when it flew just feet from the pilot

Chinook, England, UK

JAIL DRONE SWOOP Prison officers storm prison after drone flies over walls to drop off stash of mobile phones and drugs

Worcestershire, England, UK

A micro-drone has CRASHED into the high security jail holding serial killer Rose West

County Durham, England, UK

Drone flew 'within wingspan' of plane approaching Heathrow

London, England, UK

DRONE 'PEEPERS' Mum-of-six and boyfriend ‘used drone to spy on neighbours through bedroom and bathroom windows’ of high-rise Utah apartment

Orem, UT, USA

Paris-to-Dulles Flight Has Close Call With Drone

Washington, DC, USA

Gatwick drones: Drone in 'high risk' near miss with Airbus plane

London, England, UK

Security services investigating illegal drone activity over Fawley refinery

Fawley, Southampton, UK

Two booked for flying drone in Mumbai during Ganpati procession

Mumbai, India

Singaporeans charged over illegal drone flying

Paya Lebar, Singapore

Singapore Changi Airport shuts runway over drone sighting

Changi, Singapore

Hong Kong police investigate drone that flew over chief executive’s office

Admiralty, Hong Kong

Flights at Dubai Airport Halted Over ‘Drone Activity’

Dubai, UAE

Frenchman arrested for flying drone over Myanmar parliament, says embassy

Naypyidaw, Myanmar

Drone disrupting airspace 'could have been catastrophic'

Wellington, NZ

Chinese tourist breaches security at Taj Mahal, takes drone inside prohibited area

Agra, India

Australian arrested at Cambodian rally convicted of spying

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dumb and Dumber: A Drone Flies Dangerously Close to an A380 During Take Off

Plaine Magnien, Mauritius

Woman held for flying drone near Charminar

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Drone diverts landing planes at Auckland airport

Aukland, NZ

Illegal drone flights double in 2017 amid ignorance of regulations

Tokyo, Japan

Drone pilot gets hefty fine after flying his machine over an Ed Sheeran concert

Brisbane, Australia

Smugglers Caught Using Drones to Drop $80 Million Worth of iPhones Into China

Shenzhen, China

Drone nearly hits plane landing in New Zealand from Japan

Wellington, New Zealand

Drone Near Taj Mahal: Two Tourists Detained for Flying Drone Camera Near the Monument

Uttar Pradesh, India

Man charged for flying drone near Mt Roy fire, Wanaka

Wanaka, New Zealand

How Widespread Is The Problem Of ‘Peeping Tom’ Drones?

Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Frenchman arrested for flying drone

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Drone Crashes Into Farmer's Field In Karnataka During Trial

Karnataka, India

China Says Indian Drone Crashed In Its Territory

Beijing, China

Tigers tackle hi-tech intruder at Chinese wildlife park

Chongqing, China

Candy-carrying drone crashes into crowd, injuring six in Gifu

Ogaki, Japan

Myanmar to charge journalists on assignment for Turkish state TV: officials

Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Drone smuggling contraband into Lithgow prison captured on CCTV

Lithgow, Australia

Man arrested after drone crashes on Chinese high-speed rail line

Hebei, China

‘Drone voyeur’ arrested for filming naked bathers in Jeju

Jeju, South Korea

Man Flies Drone Inside Airport, Gets Arrested After Returning From Trip

Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

Plane hits drone over Adelaide airport

Adelaide, Australia

Australian Drone Misses Helicopter by Less Than Ten Feet

Coogee, New South Wales, Australia

Drone Voyeur Live-Streams Women From Outside Their Homes

Xi’an, China

Australian film-maker James Ricketson charged with espionage over drone flight in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Drone flights disrupt southwest Chinese airport for third time in recent days

Chengdu, China

Drone snapped ‘dangerously close’ to Singapore Airlines plane

Perth, Australia

Drone flying inside Taj Mahal premises sends security agencies into a tizzy

Agra, India

Drone's operator detained for flying near Chinese airplane

Beijing, China

Chinese toddler is cut in the face by out-of-control drone

Beijing, China

Muscat International Airport closed temporarily after drone spotted in airspac

Muscat, Oman

Two flights diverted from Dubai due to suspected drones

Dubai, UAE

Two flights diverted from Dubai due to suspected drone

Dubai, UAE

Saudi oil production cut by 50% after drones attack crude facilities

Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

Travel Bloggers Arrested in Iran For Flying Drone Without a Permit

Tehran, Iran

Saudi Arabia says its oil pipeline was hit by drones

Afif, KSA

Houthis announces drone attack on Dubai International Airport

Dubai, UAE

Yemen's rebels attack Abu Dhabi airport using a drone

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Houthis attack ARAMCO refinery in Riyadh using drone- Houthi-run TV station

Riyadh, KSA

Saudi security shoots down recreational drone near royal palace

Riyadh, KSA

Ben Gurion flights halted after drone enters airspace

Tel Aviv, Israel

Wayward drone briefly grounds flights at Ben Gurion Airport

Tel Aviv, Israel

Flights halted at IGI Airport after pilot spotted ‘drone’

New Delhi, India

Seconds from disaster: Passenger jet & drone narrowly avoid collision over Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel

DJI drone enthusiast arrested in Israel for filming planes landing at Tel Aviv airport

Sde Dov, Israel

Incident: LAM B737 at Tete on Jan 5th 2017, radome structural failure

Tete, Mozambique

Flights diverted from Sharjah International Airport due to suspected drone incident

Sharjah - United Arab Emirates