# Incident 20200904021089I: Mt Vernon, IN, September 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 37.9370° N, 87.8959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9370&lon=-87.8959&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- 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/20200904021089I

## Narrative

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

THE SUAS OPERATORS FLIGHT WAS A PRE-PROGRAMMED FLIGHT PLAN WHERE THE DRONE CONTROLS EVERYTHING FROM TAKEOFF TO LANDING. THE OPERATOR HIT TAKEOFF AND THE DRONE ASCENDED AND STRUCK THE LOWER POWER LINE BEFORE THE OPERATOR COULD MANUALLY INTERVENE AND PREVENT COLLISION.

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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