Two Amazon Air Prime supply drones collided right into a crane in a business space Wednesday in Tolleson, Arizona. (KSAZ)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident by which an Amazon supply drone struck an overhead web cable in Texas, the company confirmed to FOX Enterprise.
An Amazon MK30 drone, with registration quantity N139PA, hit the cable in Waco, Texas, at about 12:45 p.m. on Nov. 18, in response to the FAA.
Amazon mentioned the drone had simply accomplished a supply when it “clipped a skinny, overhead web cable,” triggering a secure contingent touchdown – a built-in security characteristic designed to convey the plane down instantly in sudden conditions.
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Amazon’s MK30 Prime Air drone. (Jason Redmond/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“There have been no accidents or widespread web service outages,” an Amazon spokesperson informed FOX Enterprise. “We’ve paid for the cable line’s restore for the shopper and have apologized for the inconvenience this triggered them.”
The corporate mentioned it self-reported the incident to the FAA and has not obtained any further inquiries from regulators. Amazon additionally mentioned that the road concerned was an web cable, not an influence line.
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The Amazon brand is seen at a distribution heart. (Angela Weiss/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Video seems to indicate the drone turning into entangled within the cable earlier than descending slowly and touchdown.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) confirmed to FOX Enterprise that it’s not investigating the matter.
The Waco incident comes only one month after the FAA and NTSB opened a separate investigation in Tolleson, Arizona, the place two Amazon Prime Air supply drones struck a building crane.
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A damaged Amazon drone following a collision in Tolleson, Arizona, on Oct. 1, 2025. (KSAZ)
The FAA informed FOX Enterprise in October that the drones concerned had been MK30 drones that “collided with the increase of a crane.” No accidents had been reported.
In 2023, Amazon – in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy – started delivering prescription medicines by way of drone to prospects in Faculty Station, Texas.
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The corporate plans to ship 500 million packages globally by drone by the tip of the last decade.
FOX Enterprise’ Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
