15 Epic Drone Fails! #13 is almost impossible to believe

Heads up - that drone is about to come crashing down, and in spectacular fashion.

Drones are everywhere these days. Exact numbers haven't been pinned down, but an estimated 1 million drones were sold in the US last year. With all those things flying around, the odds are high for impressive flame-outs.

People can't wait to try their new toy out, so they fail to master the controls. They fly higher than the allowed FAA regulations (400 feet), attempt to navigate tricky (or illegal) terrain or simply lose control of the thing.

It's gotten so "drone flight schools" are popping up to prevent you from losing your expensive new toy. But even with training, drone geeks are gonna ignore regulations (and common sense) and push things to the limit. All hail these epic fails!

1. KING KONG CALLED - HE WANTS HIS DRONE BACK

Sean Riddle of New Jersey was arrested after his drone crashed into the building's 40th floor. How did the cops find him? He put out a tweet asking for the building's security footage so he could locate his missing toy.

2. I NOW PRONOUCE YOU "INJURED"

Wedding photos shot via drone are a "thing" now. So one happy couple was posed and ready when the drone failed to reach altitude - and hit the groom in the head (he wasn't seriously hurt). The footage became some of the most viewed on YouTube.

3. THE YOGA POSE GONE WRONG

A group of yoga practitioners thought to use a drone to film a complicated posture outdoors, involving a woman balancing atop her partner. It was all pretty tranquil until the drone flew into her and knocked her back down to earth. "Namaste."

4. YELLOWSTONE COOKS A DRONE

Drones are banned at national parks - and here's one reason why: Duch tourist Theodorus Van Vilet crashed his drone into Yellowstone's largest hot spring. It can't be located, and officials worry what kind of damage it might be doing over the long term. To make things worse, he wanted park rangers to fish it out for him.

5. STUPID RESTAURANT TRICKS

A restaurant in Brooklyn had a cute idea for the holidays: attach some mistletoe to a drone and let it hover over couple's to get them to kiss. Georgine Benvenuto, a photojournalist covering the stunt, was hurt when the drone flew into her face, cutting it pretty seriously. Fortunately, the rotor blades were covered or it would have been worse. Hope she gets free drinks - for life.

6. GAME OF DRONES

In September 2015, a drone crashed the US Open - literally. During a women's match, spectators were stunned to see the drone fly into the stadium, them promptly crash into some empty seats (thankfully). Pilot Daniel Verley was arrested. Wow - what would John McEnroe have to say?

7. NO TOUCHDOWN FOR YOU

Peyton Wilson, a law student at the University of Kentucky, thought it would be fun to send his drone over the school football stadium right before the season-opener. A skydiving team was parachuting in as part of the ceremonies, and the drone came within 20 feet of one team member, forcing evasive action. Then the drone crashed into the crowded stadium. Can someone please flunk this jackass?

8. A CATTLE CALL

As if trying to outrun a thundering herd of cattle isn't exciting enough for you, just add a drone to the mix. An annual Virginia festival that featured spectators running from 24 angry bulls was marred when a drone covering the event crashed into the stands. Think those bulls were even more ticked off?

9. CAMERA, ACTION... NO LIGHTS

Almost 700 people in Hollywood lost electricity when someone piloted their drone straight into some power lines, pulling one down. The drone crashed in front of The Viper Room nightclub - where a photo of the device was promptly posted to Instagram. Hope they captured its best side.

10. THAT'S GOTTA HURT

A drone hovering over a ram quietly eating his breakfast was taken out by a couple of well-timed head butts. When the owner, who goes by the handle "Buddhanz1," showed up to retrieve his toy, the ram went after him, too, with a few more head butts just to get the point across. No wonder the photographer doesn't use his real name online

11. MAYBE CONSIDER A NEW CAREER?

Photographer Paul Callahan caused a fire in swanky Sag Harbor, Long Island, when his drone crashed to the sidewalk in front of some stores and let things ablaze. This wasn't his first goof while attempting aerial shots: he also flew a drone into a sailboat.

12. STEER CLEAR OF SEATTLE

A drone crashed into the window of the Space Needle's observation deck - before zipping back to a nearby hotel room (where cops found the pilot, an Amazon employee who remains unidentified). In another incident, a drone hit the Great Wheel (with people aboard the ride) then crashed into a restaurant table below.

13. PRISON BREAK FAIL

A drone was attempting to drop a load of contraband inside the walls of an Oklahoma prison, but it clipped the razor wire and crashed in the yard. Guards were able to grab it - along with its load of cell phones, drugs and hacksaw blades -before the inmates could partake. Send that drone to solitary.

14. SINGING THROUGH THE PAIN

In 2015, singer Enrique Iglesias was performing for 12,000 people in Mexico. He uses a drone in his shows, sometimes grabbing it to give them his point of view from the stage. This time, he goofed and the drone sliced his hand open. A photo of him performing with his bloody hand went viral.

15. YOU THINK THE NSA IS WATCHING YOU NOW?

Even though using drones in Washington, DC, is illegal, there's always "that guy." And he crashed his right on the White House lawn around 3 a.m. But Shawn Usman (who admits he was hammered when he sent his drone airborne) wasn't the first to reach 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with his quadcopter - it's happened before. The Feds are getting serious, upping the fine for flying a drone in DC, to 25K.