38.8339° N, 104.8214° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 6, 2021 · 07:15 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 6, 2021 at approximately 1315 z, 0715 local time, a mavic 2 pro drone collided with a hot air balloon, over prospect lake in Colorado springs, Colorado.
The hot air balloon did not receive any damage, and there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 Z, 0715 LOCAL TIME, A MAVIC 2 PRO DRONE COLLIDED WITH A HOT AIR BALLOON, OVER PROSPECT LAKE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.
THE HOT AIR BALLOON DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.