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Rolled over whilst lifting to the hover, East Lound, Doncaster, 19 February 2019.
Disappeared from radar whilst crossing the English Channel, approximately 20 nm west of Le Touquet, 2 April 2022.
Inadvertent Flap Retraction, During takeoff from Düsseldorf Airport, 16 July 2018.
Ground collision, Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man, 12 June 2015.
Electrical problem in flight followed by near fuel starvation, Gloucestershire Airport, 13 August 2021.
Main landing gear collapse due to upper side-brace failure, Lydd Airport, Kent, 1 August 2017.
Engine failure on takeoff, Coleman Green Airstrip, Hertfordshire, 31 August 2020
Controlled flight into terrain, Alderney Airport, Guernsey, 9 September 2022.
Passenger fell off basket while climbing aboard, Near Launceston Cornwall, 18 May 2018.
Mid-air collision, Near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 23 June 2019.
Heat damage to ground power receptacle during ground power connection, Cape Town International Airport, 5 October 2015.
Unexpected turbulence, in flight over the coast of North Africa, 22 January 2023.
Began takeoff roll from incorrect point on runway, London Gatwick Airport, 28 March 2018.
Loss of power just after takeoff and forced landing on the runway, Welshpool Airport, Powys, 18 March 2022.
During taxi out downwind aircraft tail lifted and propeller struck ground, Bute Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 2 May 2017.
Taxiing collision with a parked aircraft, North Weald airfield, Essex, 18 November 2018.
Helicopter rolled onto its side after lift-off, Enniskillen Airport, County Fermanagh, 25 June 2019.
The UAS was in a stable hover while the operator was looking at the screen. The UAS suddenly flew into a nearby building before falling to the ground.
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