# Accident 20191109024419A: Eugene, OR, November 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2019, 14:38 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0521&lon=-123.0868&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/20191109024419A

## Narrative

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

DJI PHANTOM 4 QUADCOPTER

REGISTRATION FA3Y4KEHCY

BLOCK 20 -NO FATALITIES, NO INJURIES, NOBODY ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT

REMOTE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE PHANTOM 4, CONFIRMED THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING PROPERLY, AND ASCENDED TO 169 FEET. UAS WAS FLYING NORTH AT 169 FEET ABOVE GROUND WHEN THE UAS LOST SIGNAL, AND INSTANTLY DROPPED FROM THE SKY. THE UAS CRASHED ON TOP OF A PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED CITY OWNED PATROL VEHICLE, CAUSING DENTS AND SCRATCHES TO THE ROOF. THE TOTAL VEHICLE DAMAGE IS CERTAINLY HIGHER THAN $500.

NO PEDESTRIANS WERE IN THE AREA

THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH OTHER THAN THE REMOTE PILOT.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT SHOWS THAT THE BATTERY WAS LIKELY NOT INSERTED PROPERLY, AND DISLODGED AT THE POINT THE DRONE LOST POWER AND FELL FROM THE SKY.

UAS WAS SENT TO DJI FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS FOR OWNER OPERATOR.

## 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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