# Accident 20210904022699A: Lakeland, FL, September 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&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/20210904022699A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A DJI MAVIC AIR 2 UAS REG # (FA3EEKMWA9) SERIAL # 3N33J5A002L118.  THIS OPERATION WAS PART 101 OR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.WHILE HE WAS FLYING IT THE CELL PHONE BECAME DETATCHED FROM THE CONTROLLER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE THE DRONE WAS IN THE AIR HE SAT THE CONTROLLER ON THE GROUND TO RETRIEVE HIS PHONE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE THE CONTROLLER WAS ON THE GROUND THE DRONE SOMEHOW LOST SIGNAL AND MOVED ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE MAIN ROAD AND STRUCK A PASSING CAR WINDSHIELD.  DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO POLICE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE OFFERED COMPLIANCE COUNSELING.

INVESTIGATION SAS ID: S015202200928

COUNSELING SAS ID: SO15202200929

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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