# Accident 20170507008039A: Bay St Louis, MS, May 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Stennis International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 30.3678° N, 89.4546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STENNIS INTL (HSA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3678&lon=-89.4546&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170507008039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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