# Incident 20190921024289I: Farmington, MO, September 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Farmington, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 37.7825° N, 90.4273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7825&lon=-90.4273&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190921024289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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