Overview

• Two MK30 Prime Air drones struck a construction crane’s boom in Tolleson, Arizona, around 10 a.m. Wednesday and crashed into separate parking lots.
• Federal investigators from the FAA and NTSB opened probes into the collisions, with preliminary FAA reports noting substantial damage to both aircraft.
• Amazon paused local drone flights after the incident and says service will resume Friday in the West Valley Phoenix area while it cooperates with the investigations.
• The company says it has introduced enhanced visual landscape inspections to better track moving obstructions such as cranes at or near delivery routes.
• Local responders reported smoke at the crash sites and said one person was treated for smoke inhalation, while federal statements noted no injuries.