Joby Aviation eVTOL Test Aircraft Crashes

A Joby Aviation experimental air-taxi prototype test article has been involved in an accident at its flight test facility in rural California, the company said Thursday.

Thom Patterson

Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 11:46 AM ET

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Joby says one of its two eVTOL test articles was involved in an accident Wednesday at its remote California test facility. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

A Joby Aviation experimental air taxi prototype crashed during a remotely piloted test flight in rural California, with no injuries reported.
Joby stated that such accidents are an unfortunate but expected possibility during rigorous experimental flight testing designed to determine aircraft performance limits.
The FAA is currently investigating the accident involving the company's older test article.

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A Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) experimental air taxi prototype test article went down during a test flight near its facility in rural California, according to an FAA report filed Thursday.

There were no injuries related to Wednesday’s accident, Joby said in a required document filed with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was remotely piloted at the time, according to the filing.