# Incident 20210127003029I: Winston Salem, NC, January 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2021, 14:39 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&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/20210127003029I

## Narrative

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

THE CRAFT WAS LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT TO SCOUT THE AREA AT JAMISON PARK. LANDED AND DEPLOYED FOR A SECOND FLIGHT. ENTERED SPOTLIGHT MODE TO ALLOW THE CAMERA TO TRACK A SUBJECT RIDING A SKATEBOARD AT APPROXIMATELY 150-250FT FLYING BACK AND UP MAINTAINING VLOS THE WHOLE TIME. AT THE END OF THE SHOT WHILE HOVERING JUST BEFORE RETURNING IT HOME (BATTERIES AT 40%) THE CRAFT FAILED AND PLUMMETED OVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SCOUTED WITH PHANTOM 4 PRO TO FIND THE AREA OF IMPACT AND DAMAGE TO THE SCHOOL'S ROOF WITH NO DISCOVERY OF THE CRASH SITE. RECORDED VIDEO AND STILLS WITH^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE SCOUTING. ALL PREVIOUS FLIGHTS AND LAST FLIGHT WERE RECORDED WITH A FLIGHT LOG IN EXCEL.

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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