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Drone Viper Pro accident near Felthorpe, Gb, July 30, 2022

On July 30, 2022 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Drone Viper Pro (helicopter), registered UNREG, was involved in an accident during enroute near Felthorpe. It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 30, 2022 · about 12:00 pm local time
Place
Felthorpe, United Kingdom
Type
Accident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Drone Viper Pro
Registration
UNREG · no longer on the register
Damage
Damage not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. private rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Comm system malf/failure during enroute defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2026-07-07CEN26LA246 · accident near Hooker, OK · substantial damage · minor injuries
2026-02-28CEN26LA131 · accident near Van Burensburg, IL · substantial damage · no injuries
2025-10-13ERA26LA017 · accident near Gaffney, SC · substantial damage · serious injuries
2025-09-27CEN25LA397 · accident near Harvard, IL · substantial damage · no injuries
2025-09-12CEN25LA385 · accident near Rossville, IN · substantial damage · serious injuries
2025-07-07CEN25LA242 · incident near Ingram, TX · minor damage · no injuries
2025-06-18DCA25WA305 · accident near N/A · serious injuries
2025-05-01OPS25LA034 · incident near Washington, DC
2025-04-11CEN25LA155 · accident near Brady, TX · substantial damage · serious injuries
2025-01-30DCA25MA108 · accident near Washington, DC · destroyed · fatal

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.