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Skydio X10 Drone Crash In NYC: Battery Connector Failure Sparks Safety Concerns

Summary by DroneXL.co
On May 12, 2025, a Skydio X10 drone operated by the New York Police Department (NYPD) crashed and caught fire on the roof of the 71st Police Precinct in Brooklyn, raising questions about drone safety and reliability. According to a detailed LinkedIn post by Adam Bry, CEO of Skydio, the incident was traced to a battery connector issue, marking the first known customer-facing instance of this failure after hundreds of thousands of flights. Drone I…
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DroneXL.co broke the news in on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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