Vision Pro filming turned deadly
Multiple web reports say a pilot died in a 2024 microlight crash while being filmed for an Apple Vision Pro immersive video, and that safety concerns had reportedly been raised before the shoot ( ). Coverage notes Apple’s immersive format is a 180°, 3D 8K capture with spatial audio — a marquee content example for the $3,499 headset — making the production incident a high‑profile safety story ( ).
A pilot who later died after a July 2024 microlight crash in Jordan was being filmed for an Apple Vision Pro video shoot. (bloomberg.com) The pilot was Claire Lomas, a British campaigner and athlete who became widely known in 2012 after completing the London Marathon in a robotic exoskeleton. Bloomberg reported on April 16, 2026 that Apple and a production partner were filming her for an episode of the Vision Pro immersive series *Adventure*. (mercurynews.com (macrumors.com)) A pre-inquest hearing said Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan on July 15, 2024 when it veered off a road after landing and struck a rock. She was taken to the King Hussein Medical Centre and died on August 22, 2024, according to local UK coverage of the inquest. (meltontimes.co.uk (itv.com)) Bloomberg, as cited by multiple outlets, said crew members had raised safety concerns to Apple before the crash. 9to5Mac reported those concerns included production safety for athletes and crew, and said Apple sent in a safety consultant. (9to5mac.com (cultofmac.com)) Apple Immersive Video is one of the company’s showcase formats for Vision Pro. Apple describes it as 3D video recorded in 8K with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio, and the headset has sold at a starting price of $3,499 in the U.S. (apple.com (apple.com)) Apple’s *Adventure* series is built around athletes taking on difficult challenges in striking locations. 9to5Mac said the Jordan shoot was for an episode following Lomas flying over the desert, and Bloomberg said Apple was seeking distinctive footage for the headset’s still-young content lineup. (9to5mac.com (bloomberg.com) Reports published on April 16, 2026 do not say Apple caused the crash, and the underlying accident remains a matter for investigators and the inquest process. The new reporting establishes the production context around a fatal accident that had previously been public in the UK without Apple’s role being widely known. (heise.de (itv.com)) The immediate question now is not whether the crash happened, but what the inquest and any production reviews say about the warnings that were reportedly raised before Lomas took off. (9to5mac.com (bloomberg.com))
