Raytheon Co COBRA — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 24, 2026
There are 7 Raytheon Co COBRA airframes on record (built 2006–2008), 0 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total). Data as of Jul 24, 2026.
Recent Raytheon Co COBRA accidents
A total off of engine power resulting from an overheated piston, and the pilot's subsequent failure to send a proper command to the UAS. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the engine at high power for an extended period with a lean fuel setting.
The flight team's failure to program the UAS with flight-tested parameters that could tolerate the high density altitude and tailwind conditions encounted during the flight, which resulted in two undershoot approaches, and the existence of an undiscovered software anomaly that resulted in a momentary loss of control and overshoot of the final approach course, followed by a steep descent and subsequent collision with a light pole.