34.7304° N, 86.5861° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 3, 2019 · 16:30 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The UAS operator was in a hover and attempted to move the UAS closer to the intended landing location when the UAS suddenly desended and struck a parked truck.
Registration number: FA3PCMC3YT
UAS make and model: phantom iv
Remote pilot certificate number:privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
THE UAS OPERATOR WAS IN A HOVER AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE UAS CLOSER TO THE INTENDED LANDING LOCATION WHEN THE UAS SUDDENLY DESENDED AND STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK.
REGISTRATION NUMBER: FA3PCMC3YT
UAS MAKE AND MODEL: PHANTOM IV
REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER:^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^