US EditionAmazon Drone Snags Internet Cable: FAA Investigation Underway
The MK30 drone clipped a cable during ascent after delivery, causing no injuries or outages; Amazon covered repair costs and the FAA confirmed an investigation.
- On Nov. 18, an Amazon MK30 Prime Air drone clipped and sheared a homeowner's internet cable in central Texas, and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it is investigating.
- Amazon has long pursued Prime Air, seeking 30‑minute service and began drone deliveries in 2022; it expanded to Waco earlier this month, advising customers to keep about 10 feet clear.
- The MK30 hexacopter design is meant to be quieter and smaller; video verified by CNBC shows its motor appeared to shut off while the aircraft landed, with one propeller damaged.
- Amazon told CNBC it paid to repair the line, apologized and said there were no injuries, while the National Transportation Safety Board is aware but not probing; the FAA is investigating and last month opened a separate probe into Prime Air's Arizona drone collision.
- Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to Richardson, Texas, as it adds more sites and defends its MK30 Prime Air drone’s sense-and-avoid system amid competition.
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Amazon Drone Snags Internet Cable: FAA Investigation Underway
The FAA is investigating Amazon after one of its delivery drones clipped an internet cable in Texas. The incident led to a safe landing with no injuries. Amazon, aiming to deliver 500 million packages by drone annually by 2030, confirmed the incident, noting the drone's controlled descent.
FAA probes Amazon after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it is probing Amazon after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable in central Texas last week. “A MK30 drone struck a wire line in Waco, Texas, around 12:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 18,” the regulator said in a statement to Reuters, adding that it “is investigating” this incident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the agency is no…
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