IOWA CITY — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what caused a $300,000 research drone owned by the University of Iowa to crash Dec. 18, leaving a fiery wreck in a densely packed mobile home park near the Iowa City Airport.The Latitude HQ90B, a 100-pound drone with an 18-foot wingspan, “became unresponsive” during the afternoon flight and crashed in a yard at the Lake Ridge mobile home park, the UI reported.
Faa Investigates Crash Of $300,000 University Of Iowa Drone
Erin Jordan, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 6:10pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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