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| Date: | Monday 7 July 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kerr County, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter involved in a flood search and rescue emergency operation in Kerr County, Texas, collided with a privately operated drone operating in restricted airspace.
The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing.
Updates - The City of Kerrville has clarified that the drone involved in an incident forcing a military helicopter to make an emergency landing was not a private drone, but an authorized search and rescue drone.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/kerrcountytexas/posts/pfbid0T5Vq2xiEgdFepvyWGi8uQqXD4HMHQ14QG9CNjHjR3E3wG6JGhMQg7kSqd7DD7P1tl
https://x.com/sfleming2015/status/1943392099954561258?s=19
Updated report - https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/kerrville-clarifies-drone-involved-in-helicopter-incident-was-authorized-flooding-hunt-camp-mystic-search-and-rescue
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2025 05:29 | ASN | Added |
| 11-Jul-2025 05:45 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Oct-2025 17:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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