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FAA Investigates Amazon Drone Incident: Cable Snag in Texas

Amazon’s latest-generation MK30 delivery drone has become entangled in an overhead internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting a federal FAA investigation. The incident marks the third significant accident involving the hexacopter design in two months, raising fresh concerns about the aircraft’s detect-and-avoid technology. While the drone executed a controlled landing without injuries, the collision adds pressure on Amazon’s decade-long effort to commercialize autonomous delivery at scale. The Waco incident follows two separate MK30 crashes involving construction cranes in Arizona last October.

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FAA Investigates Amazon Drone Incident: Cable Snag in Texas

Amazon’s latest-generation MK30 delivery drone has become entangled in an overhead internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting a federal FAA investigation. The incident marks the third significant accident involving the hexacopter design in two months, raising fresh concerns about the aircraft’s detect-and-avoid technology. While the drone executed a controlled landing without injuries, the collision adds pressure on Amazon’s decade-long effort to commercialize autonomous delivery at scale. The Waco incident follows two separate MK30 crashes involving construction cranes in Arizona last October.

Source JAN Tracker: SRCE-2025-1764698446242-1071 Source Type: RSS
URL: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/amazon-mk30-drone-cable-incident-texas-faa-review
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