FAA Joins Probe of Drone Crash Into Stands at U.S. Open Tennis
- Unmanned craft lands in empty seats during evening match
- Latest in series of incidents as drone numbers soar in U.S.
Police stand guard next to a drone after it crashed into the stands in Louis Armstrong Stadium during the during their Women's Singles Second Round match between on Day Four of the 2015 US Open, on Sept. 3, 2015 in Queens, NY.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is joining an investigation by local authorities into a drone that crashed into the stands at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York City late Thursday.
The small, unmanned quadcopter crashed into an empty section of seats at a stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens during an evening match between Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Monica Niculescu of Romania.