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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2025 |
| Time: | 12:22 |
| Type: | Tekever AR3 StormShroud |
| Owner/operator: | Tekever Ltd |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 3144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aberporth West Wales Airport, Ceredigion, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Aberporth Airport (EGFA) |
| Aberporth Airport (EGFA) |
On 19 March 2025, a Tekever AR3 StormShroud unmanned aerial vehicle lost control and crashed during a training flight at Aberporth Airport.
Aberporth West Wales Airport is a private aerodrome operated by Tekever for testing and development purchases.
The aircraft was operating a daylight training flight at an altitude of 400 ft in clear weather. After approximately 19 minutes of flight, the aircraft suddenly pitched downwards and banked sharply. As a result, the drone flew into the ground and was destroyed. Its lithium battery exploded and started a small fire within the grounds of the airport.
Tekever determined that the cause of the crash was likely to be a result of a failed servo. Telemetry data was collected on the commands sent to the drone, but its actual operating parameters were not. As a result, Tekever reported that it would modify the drones system to record additional feedback.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-tekever-ar3-uas-reg-n-slash-a
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2025 12:53 | Nebo | Added |
| 24-Sep-2025 07:25 | Nebo | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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