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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Las Vegas, NV · November 21, 2020

Date
November 21, 2020 · 15:20 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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

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On November 11, 2020, at approximately 11520 PDT, the Las Vegas flight standards district office received notification by the Las Vegas metropolitan police department (lvmpd) of a UAS that crashed into the side of the privacy data omitted in Las Vegas, NV. The UAS was an unregistered dji mavic 2 zoom. The UAS crashed on the northeast side of the stadium striking two black glass panels.

The initial investigation revealed that the UAS struck two glass panels approximately 80-100 feet from the ground. The UAS subsequently fell to the ground sustaining substantial damage to the rotor blades and external camera. Several scratch marks, consistent with a UAS rotor system, were observed on two glass panels.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 11520 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION BY THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT (LVMPD) OF A UAS THAT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN LAS VEGAS, NV. THE UAS WAS AN UNREGISTERED DJI MAVIC 2 ZOOM. THE UAS CRASHED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STADIUM STRIKING TWO BLACK GLASS PANELS.

THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UAS STRUCK TWO GLASS PANELS APPROXIMATELY 80-100 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE UAS SUBSEQUENTLY FELL TO THE GROUND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES AND EXTERNAL CAMERA. SEVERAL SCRATCH MARKS, CONSISTENT WITH A UAS ROTOR SYSTEM, WERE OBSERVED ON TWO GLASS PANELS.