# Accident 20180824024669A: Milford, MI, August 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2018, 09:17 local time
- Place: Milford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 42.5885° N, 83.6016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5885&lon=-83.6016&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180824024669A

## Narrative

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

UA FA REG#: FA3L4WAA9N

UA MAKE: NIGHTINGALE

UA MODEL: BLACKBIRD

UA SERIAL#: NSD026

FREQ USED: LTE, 2.4GHZ, 915MHZ

FLIGHT STARTED AS NORMAL.  AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, VIDEO FEED WAS LOST ON THE CONTROLLER.  AT THIS TIME THE UAS PILOT COMMANDED THE RETURN TO HOME (RTH) OPTION.  THE UAS CLIMBED TO 60M AND RETURNED TO HOME.  HOWEVER, THE UAS DID NOT INITIATE THE LANDING SEQUENCE.

THE UAS PILOT THEN EXECUTED THE RTH COMMAND TWO MORE TIMES AND THE UAS CONTINUED TO HOVER.  THE UAS PILOT THEN USED THE SECONDARY CONTROLLER AND TRIED TO LAND THE UAS.  STILL RESULTING IN THE UAS HOVERING.

AT THIS POINT THE PILOT CONTACT TECH SUPPORT AND THEY WERE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT. WHILE THEY WERE ON THE PHONE, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CCW AND CRASHED ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING.  DAMAGE TO ROOF ESTIMATED AT $2,500.00

## 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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