# Accident 20200612021319A: Chula Vista, CA, June 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2020, 12:03 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: DJI MATRICE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200612021319A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 LOCAL THE AIRCRAFT (SUAS) A DJI MATRICE 210V2 WAS ON A RETURN TO HOME FLIGHT PATH WHEN IT ARRIVED OVER THE PARKING STRUCTURE OF CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT( CVPD) THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION TO THE #4 ENGINE AND COULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE.  THE MACHINE FELL STRAIGHT DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FT AGL ONTO THE GROUND OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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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