Monday, November 17, 2008

[NEWS] Drone Crashes In Arizona

The Daily Press reports a UAV crashed in El Mirage, Arizona Monday:
Residents living at the edge of the dry lake bed reported hearing the engine of the aircraft begin to sputter and saw it crash, narrowly missing a couple of homes. [...]

One of the residents, who asked that his name not be used, said the unmanned aircraft constantly fly over the community along the dry lake. He said that sometimes the drones are very close to the ground and have buzzed his house.
The article says drones are being used to watch the California wildfires.