So many drones and aircraft swarmed the site of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash, the FAA was forced to close the airspace
Police were not able to find the operators and a similar scare occurred a few months later, BBC reported, with the same effect.
Drones potentially clashing with news helicopters is also a fear. A drone was sighted "a few feet above" a news helicopter in Washington in 2015, KOMO News reported. The FAA later told the news agency that it was received reports of similar incidents around 25 times per month at the time.
Source: KOMO News
A drone crashed into Seattle's Space Needle in 2016, PCMag reported. The drone hit just feet from bystanders on the roof of the landmark, video acquired by GeekWire shows, rendering the craft immovable.
The White House also had a drone incident as a government employee inadvertently lost control of a drone that then crashed on the South Lawn, the New York Times reported. It was the first time since former President Bill Clinton's administration that an aircraft had crashed in front of the White House.
Source: New York Times
The restrictions on Calabasas' airspace are scheduled to remain until the end of the month, though that can change depending on guidance from the FAA and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
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