I would like to share this nasty incident happened on 30th April in Hong Kong in front of the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Out of nowhere a Mavic Pro Drone fell from sky directly on a Bentley car parked at Ritz Carlton Hotel ,Hong Kong.

It was a close call and luckily no one injured but impact of the drone smashed the rear window and I am sure you can guess the cost of replacement.

Local police is seeking the pilot and  would not be so difficult  to reach him if they trace back the serial number on the drone.

Until I read this news I was naively ( or let say stupidly) flying over the roads or building and this somehow woke me up

Details of the news can be read  here

Looking at the photos I'm quite amazed that only the gimbal fell off an original Mavic Pro after shattering the rear windscreen of a Bentley to pieces - I've seen arms fall off of Mavic's on YT video's after crashing into tree branches - the drone would be in bits and I'm a little amazed how the glass in a £200K car would shatter so easily. I thought the glass on those Bentley's are almost bullet proof!

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For a shattered rear window, it looks pretty intact.  Must be a Bentley thing...  
Drone looks like it needs some repair.  

Perhaps SkyNet kicked in and drone went rogue.  Escaping DJI service & repair facility.  
No matter, back it goes!

A J Posted at 5-1 05:15
Looking at the photos I'm quite amazed that only the gimbal fell off an original Mavic Pro after shattering the rear windscreen of a Bentley to pieces - I've seen arms fall off of Mavic's on YT video's after crashing into tree branches - the drone would be in bits and I'm a little amazed how the glass in a £200K car would shatter so easily. I thought the glass on those Bentley's are almost bullet proof!

I'm a little amazed how the glass in a £200K car would shatter so easily. I thought the glass on those Bentley's are almost bullet proof!
They just don't make'm like they used too.  

If you take a look at the other articles in this "newspaper" the chances are high for this report to be a hoax in my opinion. I only see a damaged MP on the photo but no scratch on the Bentley. And the Bentley itself is obviously badly photoshopped in that picture. At least suspicious.

HedgeTrimmer Posted at 5-1 08:48
I'm a little amazed how the glass in a £200K car would shatter so easily. I thought the glass on those Bentley's are almost bullet proof!
They just don't make'm like they used too.

Very true lol

Joe.Mavic.D.HH Posted at 5-1 08:54
If you take a look at the other articles in this "newspaper" the chances are high for this report to be a hoax in my opinion. I only see a damaged MP on the photo but no scratch on the Bentley. And the Bentley itself is obviously badly photoshopped in that picture. At least suspicious.

this "newspaper" the chances are high for this report to be a hoax in my opinion

News media once again making up news on latest FUD target (drones), cause clicks sell.
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Joe.Mavic.D.HH Posted at 5-1 08:54
If you take a look at the other articles in this "newspaper" the chances are high for this report to be a hoax in my opinion. I only see a damaged MP on the photo but no scratch on the Bentley. And the Bentley itself is obviously badly photoshopped in that picture. At least suspicious.

This is not a hoax, it did happen yesterday in Hong Kong and the TV news reported on this as well. We as the drone lovers in Hong Kong are really concern about this, because the arthority has already started to tighten up the regulation of drone flying here, sure it would more difficult to get a license to fly!  

fans799afcf3 Posted at 5-1 09:58
This is not a hoax, it did happen yesterday in Hong Kong and the TV news reported on this as well. We as the drone lovers in Hong Kong are really concern about this, because the arthority has already started to tighten up the regulation of drone flying here, sure it would more difficult to get a license to fly!

Can you post some pictures of actual damage?  The Bentley pictured in news story collage appears undamaged.

Looks like total BS!

ya i dont believe it cuz no drone damage photos... just a mavic pro on its back with gimbal ripped out, which from my experience isnt what would happen if mavic pro fell from the sky into back window... not even how physics work, the arm shreeing off is more possible..

HedgeTrimmer Posted at 5-1 11:48
Can you post some pictures of actual damage?  The Bentley pictured in news story collage appears undamaged.

Here is a link to the news report. If you can read or translate the Chinese text, you will see how this happened. I guess the drone pilot is stupid enough to hit the ICC building which is one of the tallest in Hong Kong, and then it fell and crashed into the Branly


https://hk.mobi.yahoo.com/news/%E7%84%A1%E4%BA%BA%E6%A9%9F%E5%B0%96%E6%B2%99%E5%92%80icc%E5%A2%9C%E6%A9%9F-%E6%AF%80%E8%B3%93%E5%88%A9%E6%88%BF%E8%BB%8A%E6%93%8B%E9%A2%A8%E7%8E%BB%E7%92%83-121032530.html

fans799afcf3 Posted at 5-1 09:58
This is not a hoax, it did happen yesterday in Hong Kong and the TV news reported on this as well. We as the drone lovers in Hong Kong are really concern about this, because the arthority has already started to tighten up the regulation of drone flying here, sure it would more difficult to get a license to fly!

thanks my friend, i think for them  is difficult  to understand  reality and root cause of the incident  as many of the commenters out of Hong Kong .

Why not on a Kia? Fake news !

fans799afcf3 Posted at 5-1 14:59
Here is a link to the news report. If you can read or translate the Chinese text, you will see how this happened. I guess the drone pilot is stupid enough to hit the ICC building which is one of the tallest in Hong Kong, and then it fell and crashed into the Branly

Them photos are a Mavic 2 but can't tell if zoom or pro

fans799afcf3 Posted at 5-1 14:59
Here is a link to the news report. If you can read or translate the Chinese text, you will see how this happened. I guess the drone pilot is stupid enough to hit the ICC building which is one of the tallest in Hong Kong, and then it fell and crashed into the Branly

Those pictures look real, compared to collage (combined photoshop) picture of first post.

To all they think, suspect or having paranoia about the reality of the news.
First you are free to believe or not believe its up to you and your  capability level  of  interpretation.
We are local Hong Kong- Macau Drone pilots and this incident happened and broadcasted by  local media (newspaper and top TV Channels) and all of us have serious concern about , more restrictions  could  be implemented soon just because of a relentless drone pilot.

FULL STOP...…. PLEASE DO NOT TROLL THIS POST BY POSTING MESSAGES LIKE " IT IS FAKE,  IS IT FAKE?,  I THINK IS FAKE "
JUST TRY GET THE LESSON LEARN FROM THIS INCIDENT, WHICH  CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME IF YOU DO NOT RESPECT THE DRONE FLY RULES AND REGULATIONS. ( sorry for the caps )

akozc Posted at 5-1 18:50
To all they think, suspect or having paranoia about the reality of the news.
First you are free to believe or not believe its up to you and your  capability level  of  interpretation.
We are local Hong Kong- Macau Drone pilots and this incident happened and broadcasted by  local media (newspaper and top TV Channels) and all of us have serious concern about , more restrictions  could  be implemented soon just because of a relentless drone pilot.

You can't blame people for questioning story when picture shown in story is this:


Car shows no damage to rear windscreen.
Picture appears to be photoshopped composite of three different images.

HedgeTrimmer Posted at 5-1 19:00
You can't blame people for questioning story when picture shown in story is this:
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Here is picture of drone from 2nd news story.  Does not look same.

Notice this car does show damage.

How stupid some people think we are. The one drone is a Mavic Pro and the other a Mavic 2. And compare the registration plate of the car, you do not need to look further.

The mavic also has to overcome a steel roof during its fall . The entrance area to the Ritz Carlton is covered

Just lucky that it was not my uncle's Rolls Royce as it is garaged in HK

Looks like the Dimsum Daily cobbled together a Photoshop image for their publication. The East Network News report looks genuine to me.

More importantly, Akozc's message is quite correct - we all need to fly safely or run the risk of being legislated out of our hobby.

akozc Posted at 5-1 18:50
To all they think, suspect or having paranoia about the reality of the news.
First you are free to believe or not believe its up to you and your  capability level  of  interpretation.
We are local Hong Kong- Macau Drone pilots and this incident happened and broadcasted by  local media (newspaper and top TV Channels) and all of us have serious concern about , more restrictions  could  be implemented soon just because of a relentless drone pilot.

Just cool down! If there wouldn't have been that questionable article in the first place I wouldn't have doubted it. Exclamation mark

akozc Posted at 5-1 18:50
To all they think, suspect or having paranoia about the reality of the news.
First you are free to believe or not believe its up to you and your  capability level  of  interpretation.
We are local Hong Kong- Macau Drone pilots and this incident happened and broadcasted by  local media (newspaper and top TV Channels) and all of us have serious concern about , more restrictions  could  be implemented soon just because of a relentless drone pilot.

Expressing opinion to clarify what is being published by the media in direct connection to this alleged incident is NOT trolling. The pictures published in the article you have circulated on here are highly questionable and it now transpires that they are neither the drone or the car involved in the actual incident...

If media publications wish to report such incidents it is important that the facts are fairly presented so as not to mislead the public with sensationalism to drive their numbers. Nobody is questioning the importance of flying safely or adhering to the airspace regulations to uphold that safety - but they are and have every right to question what is perceived to be fake news and those pictures clearly are.

akozc Posted at 5-1 18:50
To all they think, suspect or having paranoia about the reality of the news.
First you are free to believe or not believe its up to you and your  capability level  of  interpretation.
We are local Hong Kong- Macau Drone pilots and this incident happened and broadcasted by  local media (newspaper and top TV Channels) and all of us have serious concern about , more restrictions  could  be implemented soon just because of a relentless drone pilot.

It’s most likely that there is some truth in this, it’s a bit strange that some would try to deliberately go to the trouble to show this never happened, and your right bringing awareness to others can do no harm .

Remember to have insurance, folks!

I'm not really well versed on international drone regulations , however in the UK it is legal to fly over traffic as long as it's above 50m (if you have a PfCO from the CAA).

Aviation accidents do happen, and sometimes it's not down to negligence. Just remember to report it, and to have drone insurance in the event of property damage.