# Incident 20260807008929I: Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET, Tillamook, OR, August 7, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2026, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tillamook, OR
- Airport: Tillamook Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4183° N, 123.8144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TILLAMOOK (TMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4183&lon=-123.8144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605ZR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605ZR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems MQM 178 FIREJET (registry code 06102FS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kratos-unmanned-aerial-systems-mqm-178-firejet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS MQM 178 FIREJET
- Reported engine: JETCAT C81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260807008929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON AUGUST 7, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 PST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KTMK UNDER COA 2024-WSA-15875-44803 FOR TEST FLIGHT OPERATIONS. AFTER LAUNCH VIA PNEUMATIC RAIL AND CLIMB TO 20,000 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED PAYLOAD OPERATIONS IN AN ORBIT 5 TO 7 NM OFF THE COAST. WHILE DESCENDING TO 6,000 FEET AGL FOR RETURN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GLIDE BACK TO THE LAUNCH SITE AND ELECTED RECOVERY AT THE ALTERNATE SITE. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,300 FEET AGL AND ABOUT 7 NM OFF THE COAST OF TILLAMOOK, THE PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE OCEAN BY BOAT AND WAS REPORTED STRUCTURALLY INTACT. CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE REMAINS UNDER REVIEW.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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