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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Bay St Louis, MS · May 7, 2017

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Date
May 7, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
Bay St Louis, MS
Airport
Stennis International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total4 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The unmanned aircraft system?s remote pilot in command reported that on Sunday may 07, 2017 approx. between 10:30 and 11:00 am at the bay st. Louis Mississippi public boat marina (30 18? 37.5696? N 89 19? 25.1544? W) which is in class g airspace. The PIC stated there were no clouds, with the winds 5-7 mph out of the west and north with the temperatures in the mid 70?s. while trying to obtain video for a local tv stations broadcast flying at approx. 50 feet over an unoccupied public marina in bay st. Louis, Mississippi. His attention was on the video monitor when the screen went black and an error message appeared on the screen. When he looked up he saw the unmanned aircraft falling and a whip antennas extending above the fly bridge of a large fishing boat rocking side to side. The unmanned aircraft was discovered on the back deck of the boat. It was reported that no damage was done to the boat?s whip antennas but some damage to the boat?s gel coat and fish box was observed. The repair cost for the damage to the boat was excmated about $2900.00. No injuries reported. No damage to the unmanned aircraft. A visual observer was been used. The small UAS is registered to raycom media, inc. with the aircraft registration number: FA3YFF7TFC. Manufacturer: yuneec, model: typhoon h, serial number: YU17080078B08A01. Issued 03/27/2017 and expires: 03/27/2020.

As the FAA filed it

THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM?S REMOTE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT ON SUNDAY MAY 07, 2017 APPROX. BETWEEN 10:30 AND 11:00 AM AT THE BAY ST. LOUIS MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BOAT MARINA (30 18? 37.5696? N 89 19? 25.1544? W) WHICH IS IN CLASS G AIRSPACE. THE PIC STATED THERE WERE NO CLOUDS, WITH THE WINDS 5-7 MPH OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTH WITH THE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70?S. WHILE TRYING TO OBTAIN VIDEO FOR A LOCAL TV STATIONS BROADCAST FLYING AT APPROX. 50 FEET OVER AN UNOCCUPIED PUBLIC MARINA IN BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI. HIS ATTENTION WAS ON THE VIDEO MONITOR WHEN THE SCREEN WENT BLACK AND AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. WHEN HE LOOKED UP HE SAW THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FALLING AND A WHIP ANTENNAS EXTENDING ABOVE THE FLY BRIDGE OF A LARGE FISHING BOAT ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE. THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE BACK DECK OF THE BOAT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BOAT?S WHIP ANTENNAS BUT SOME DAMAGE TO THE BOAT?S GEL COAT AND FISH BOX WAS OBSERVED. THE REPAIR COST FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE BOAT WAS EXCMATED ABOUT $2900.00. NO INJURIES REPORTED. NO DAMAGE TO THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. A VISUAL OBSERVER WAS BEEN USED. THE SMALL UAS IS REGISTERED TO RAYCOM MEDIA, INC. WITH THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER: FA3YFF7TFC. MANUFACTURER: YUNEEC, MODEL: TYPHOON H, SERIAL NUMBER: YU17080078B08A01. ISSUED 03/27/2017 AND EXPIRES: 03/27/2020.