UAS statistics

Statistics for UAS operations within the Open Category or the Specific Category

The AIB introduced a new reporting system (ECCAIRS 2) for reporting of accidents or serious incidents, including mandatory reporting of accidents or serious incidents involving drones, on January 1, 2025.

You can find a reporting guide on the Reporting page.

For accidents or serious incidents involving drones in the open or specific category (SAIL I - IV), a continuous monthly statistic is presented for each drone category.

You can find a description of the AIB investigation processes on the Safety investigation process page.

Open Category

As of April 1, 2025, the AIB has not received any reports for drone operations in the open category.

Specific Category

Monthly reports as of April 1, 2025.

Counts per month

Distribution of event types in the specific category as of April 1, 2025.

Event types for the specific category as of March 1, 2025