# Incident 20210127003039I: Blaine, WA, January 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2021, 19:26 local time
- Place: Blaine, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 48.9872° N, 122.7488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9872&lon=-122.7488&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/20210127003039I

## Narrative

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

SUAS INCIDENT: ACCIDENT REPORT REFERENCE NUMBER: UASA-2021-00003

UA REGISTRATION NUMBER: FA3HKHEPEE

UA MAKE & MODEL: DJI MATRICE 300 (M300)

COST OF DAMAGE (OTHER THAN SUAS): $2,055.08

PIC WAS PROVIDING DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CREW MEMBER AFTER PERFORMING A SURVEILLANCE FLIGHT. PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A RETURN TO HOME SEQUENCE. THE SUAS STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. OPERATOR REVIEWED THE SUAS FLIGHT LOG AND REVEALED ONE OF THE PROPELLERS SUPPORT ARMS WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED CAUSING THE INCIDENT.

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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