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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Farmington, MO · September 21, 2019

Date
September 21, 2019 · 18:00 local
Place
Farmington, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4

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: not registered

2.) Ua make, model, and serial number: dji, phantom 4, ser #:07DJD8T0C11340

3.) Remote pilot certificate number: not certificated

4.) Frequency being used by the operator: 2.4 to 2.483 ghz

5.) Additional: loss of power due to suspected inadequate battery power to sustain safe flight which initiates an "autoland" under normal system operation.

6.) Type of operation: part 107

7.) During the evening of September 21 at approximately 1800, patrons were enjoying a band performance in downtown Farmington, MO when a dji phantom 4 suas crashed into a group of people. One victim was hit in the head by the descending suas and cut on the forehead. The suas bounced onto a picnic table hitting two more victims in the back causing bruising and cuts and another victim was bleeding from a cut on his hand. The responding police officer located the suas pilot who told him that he was flying the suas towards the music stage to get video of the band. He stated that the suas entered into 'auto land mode' and that he lost control of the suas. The responding officer confirmed that by observing those words on the screen of the tablet being used to pilot the suas in conjunction with the remote controller. The injured parties were treated by emergency medical technicians at the scene and did not seek further medical treatment.

As the FAA filed it

1.) UA FA REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT REGISTERED

2.) UA MAKE, MODEL, AND SERIAL NUMBER: DJI, PHANTOM 4, SER #:07DJD8T0C11340

3.) REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER: NOT CERTIFICATED

4.) FREQUENCY BEING USED BY THE OPERATOR: 2.4 TO 2.483 GHZ

5.) ADDITIONAL: LOSS OF POWER DUE TO SUSPECTED INADEQUATE BATTERY POWER TO SUSTAIN SAFE FLIGHT WHICH INITIATES AN "AUTOLAND" UNDER NORMAL SYSTEM OPERATION.

6.) TYPE OF OPERATION: PART 107

7.) DURING THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 21 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800, PATRONS WERE ENJOYING A BAND PERFORMANCE IN DOWNTOWN FARMINGTON, MO WHEN A DJI PHANTOM 4 SUAS CRASHED INTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE. ONE VICTIM WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY THE DESCENDING SUAS AND CUT ON THE FOREHEAD. THE SUAS BOUNCED ONTO A PICNIC TABLE HITTING TWO MORE VICTIMS IN THE BACK CAUSING BRUISING AND CUTS AND ANOTHER VICTIM WAS BLEEDING FROM A CUT ON HIS HAND. THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER LOCATED THE SUAS PILOT WHO TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS FLYING THE SUAS TOWARDS THE MUSIC STAGE TO GET VIDEO OF THE BAND. HE STATED THAT THE SUAS ENTERED INTO 'AUTO LAND MODE' AND THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE SUAS. THE RESPONDING OFFICER CONFIRMED THAT BY OBSERVING THOSE WORDS ON THE SCREEN OF THE TABLET BEING USED TO PILOT THE SUAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLLER. THE INJURED PARTIES WERE TREATED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AT THE SCENE AND DID NOT SEEK FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT.