20210724022659A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Commerce City, CO · July 24, 2021

Date
July 24, 2021 · 21:21 local
Place
Commerce City, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 24, 2021 at 9:21PM MDT at privacy data omitted, a dji mavic AIR2 drone, piloted byprivacy data omitted fast, christopher, s., CO dl number 17-165-1205,privacy data omittedupon reaching its battery limit, entered auto-land and stuck privacy data omitted the blades stuck privacy data omitted in the left cheek causing lacerations that required hospitalization for sutures.

The unregistered and unmarked dji mavic AIR2 drone, serial number unknown, now registered as FA399CEMMX, was being flown by privacy data omittedwho does not have a remote pilot certificate. The frequency being use was 2.4/5.8GHZ.privacy data omitted Was 16 years old at the time of the accident. privacy data omitted Knew of other people in the area of his drone flight. Official sunset was at 8:19 p.m. MDT. privacy data omitted Had gone inside his house while flying the drone out of sight. The drone entered auto-land due to a low battery. privacy data omittedWas riding her bike down the sidewalk as the drone descended and did not see the drone until it struck her.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 24, 2021 AT 9:21PM MDT AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DJI MAVIC AIR2 DRONE, PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAST, CHRISTOPHER, S., CO DL NUMBER 17-165-1205,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^UPON REACHING ITS BATTERY LIMIT, ENTERED AUTO-LAND AND STUCK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE BLADES STUCK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE LEFT CHEEK CAUSING LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION FOR SUTURES.

THE UNREGISTERED AND UNMARKED DJI MAVIC AIR2 DRONE, SERIAL NUMBER UNKNOWN, NOW REGISTERED AS FA399CEMMX, WAS BEING FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WHO DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FREQUENCY BEING USE WAS 2.4/5.8GHZ.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS 16 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ KNEW OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF HIS DRONE FLIGHT. OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS AT 8:19 P.M. MDT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD GONE INSIDE HIS HOUSE WHILE FLYING THE DRONE OUT OF SIGHT. THE DRONE ENTERED AUTO-LAND DUE TO A LOW BATTERY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS RIDING HER BIKE DOWN THE SIDEWALK AS THE DRONE DESCENDED AND DID NOT SEE THE DRONE UNTIL IT STRUCK HER.