US EditionAmazon Resumes Drone Delivery After Two of Its Aircraft Crashed Into Crane in Arizona
Amazon halted its Prime Air drone deliveries after two drones struck a crane, with no injuries reported and a Federal Aviation Administration investigation underway.
- On Wednesday morning around 10 a.m., two Amazon Prime Air drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, near 97th Avenue and Roosevelt Street, roughly two miles from an Amazon fulfillment center near Phoenix.
- Earlier this year, Amazon expanded Prime Air to the West Valley, operating MK30 drones that carry packages up to five pounds and gained FAA permissions in May 2025.
- Tolleson Police Department said the drones flew back to back, landing 100 to 200 feet apart, while witness Gabriel Dahlberg reported one clipped a crane cable and the Phoenix Hazmat Unit responded to smoke from lithium-ion batteries.
- The FAA said it will take over the investigation after Tolleson Police handed the case to federal authorities, with the National Transportation Safety Board involved and Amazon pausing West Valley drone deliveries.
- This pause follows an earlier grounding in January when local operations paused for software updates and FAA validations after a separate crash, and FAA findings could prompt stricter rules for the drone delivery sector.
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Drone Delivery Drama: Collision in Arizona Two delivery drones operated by Amazon Prime Air collided with a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, according to announcements made Thursday by two U.S. agencies.The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed they will conduct investigations into the incident. Amazon, which began drone deliveries in the Phoenix Metro Area's West Valley from its Tolleson site in Novem…
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