Drone Crashes Into Building and Plummets onto Parked Car, Leaving Owner Devastated

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The use of drones has been increasing significantly across various fields recently. However, responsibility for accidents and compensation for damages remain in a regulatory blind spot.

KNN reporter Ha Young-kwang has the story.

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This is drone footage capturing the beautiful scenery of the sea in front of Marine City, Busan.

Suddenly, however, the drone rushes toward a building by the sea without slowing down.

After colliding with the building, the drone plummeted and fell onto a parked car.

The car was dented as if it had been struck by a rock.

The car owner waited for about 40 minutes to handle the accident, but when the drone operator did not appear, they eventually reported it to the police.

[A / Victim of drone crash: When I arrived after being contacted that a drone had crashed onto my car, the drone was already lying on the sidewalk, and my car's glass was broken. I felt like I had been struck by lightning, wondering how such an accident could even happen.]

The drone currently above my head is a small aircraft weighing about 900g.

It is the most widely used type, but as you can see, the speed of the propellers can cause injuries upon contact.

If it crashes in an urban area, it could even lead to casualties.

The problem, however, is that it is difficult to find the operator when an accident occurs.

This is because drones used for hobbies or those weighing less than 2kg are not subject to registration.

Legally, operators are required to obtain a license appropriate for the weight of the drone they are flying, but there is no verification process at the point of purchase.

There is also no mandatory insurance requirement for hobbyist drones.

Even if an accident occurs, criminal punishment is difficult unless intent is proven, often leaving victims to resolve the matter through civil litigation.

[Jung Yoon-hwan / Adjunct Professor, Department of Unmanned Aerial Drones, Yeungjin University: Even experienced operators can face dangerous accidents depending on the wireless radio environment. (Drones should be used) in areas with good radio frequency reception and with sufficient battery levels remaining.]

In an era with 500,000 licensed drone operators, critics point out that responsibility and safety management for crash accidents must be strengthened accordingly.

(Video by Hwang Tae-chul, KNN)

Ha Young-kwang, KNN
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