The Federal Aviation Administration should improve its risk management efforts related to drone safety, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
FAA’s information on the extent of unsafe use of small unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, in the national airspace system is limited, according to the GAO report published Thursday. Although the agency collects data on several types of safety events involving small UAS, the accuracy and completeness of the data are questionable, the report found.
Since 2014, for example, more than 6,000 sightings unmanned aircraft systems — often flying near manned aircraft or airports — have been reported to the FAA, but agency officials…
