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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Chesterfield, MO · July 4, 2019

Date: July 4, 2019 · 20:05 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Damage: No 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.

1) Ua fa registration number: FA3CN9KFY4

2) Ua make, model, and serial number: dji mavic air, ser #: 0K1CF973AH5NNB

3) Remote pilot certificate number: n/a

4) Frequency being used by operator: unknown

5) Type of operation: hobbyist

6) Additional information: Chesterfield, MO. Police officers identified a UAS flying over a large crowd of people during a city sponsored event. Police officers identified and apprehended subject operating the UAS. Subject was arrested for violating local ordinances and his UAS was confiscated. No registration markings were found on UAS. Subject was released shortly afterward and issued a summons. Confiscated UAS was later returned to him by Chesterfield, MO police once he provided proof of registration. Chesterfield, MO police reported incident to federal aviation administration.

As the FAA filed it

1) UA FA REGISTRATION NUMBER: FA3CN9KFY4

2) UA MAKE, MODEL, AND SERIAL NUMBER: DJI MAVIC AIR, SER #: 0K1CF973AH5NNB

3) REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER: N/A

4) FREQUENCY BEING USED BY OPERATOR: UNKNOWN

5) TYPE OF OPERATION: HOBBYIST

6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CHESTERFIELD, MO. POLICE OFFICERS IDENTIFIED A UAS FLYING OVER A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE DURING A CITY SPONSORED EVENT. POLICE OFFICERS IDENTIFIED AND APPREHENDED SUBJECT OPERATING THE UAS. SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING LOCAL ORDINANCES AND HIS UAS WAS CONFISCATED. NO REGISTRATION MARKINGS WERE FOUND ON UAS. SUBJECT WAS RELEASED SHORTLY AFTERWARD AND ISSUED A SUMMONS. CONFISCATED UAS WAS LATER RETURNED TO HIM BY CHESTERFIELD, MO POLICE ONCE HE PROVIDED PROOF OF REGISTRATION. CHESTERFIELD, MO POLICE REPORTED INCIDENT TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.