# Incident 20210302003019I: Fort Smith, AR, March 2, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: UAS (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210302003019I

## Narrative

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

FORT SMITH, AR (FSM): N30597, C177, PILOT REPORTED A 3 FT UAS PASS BELOW ACFT WHILE NE BOUND AT 2,400 FT 12.5 MI SW FSM. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN

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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