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Gravity Wins Again: Amazon’s MK30 Hits Darlington and the CAA’s Blind Spot
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Gravity Wins Again: Amazon’s MK30 Hits Darlington and the CAA’s Blind SpotToday, an Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone arrived unannounced in a residential garden in Darlington, County Durham, England.
July 2021 — Pendleton, Oregon (Test Range)Aircraft: MK27 prototypeIncident: In-Flight Motor DropDetails: A test drone dropped 120 feet out of the sky due to hardware failure.
October 1, 2025 — Tolleson, ArizonaAircraft: MK30 delivery dronesIncident: Dual Construction Crane Collision and Battery FireDetails: Two MK30 delivery drones struck the boom of the same active construction crane within minutes of each other.
November 2025 — Waco, TexasAircraft: MK30 delivery droneIncident: Cable StrikeDetails: Just 13 days after launching commercial delivery service in the area, an MK30 drone severed an overhead residential internet cable during its post-delivery vertical ascent.
February 4, 2026 — Richardson, Texas (Dallas Suburb)Aircraft: MK30 delivery droneIncident: Apartment Building CollisionDetails: While en route to a delivery, an MK30 drone collided with the side of an apartment building on Routh Creek Parkway.