20211010016279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Billings, MT · October 10, 2021

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Date: October 10, 2021 · 09:00 local
Place: Billings, MT
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

UAS registration: privacy data omitted

Make: jdi

Model: matrice

Sn: privacy data omitted

Sas task#: T-NM05-FY22-0119

While in a programmed hover mode, the UAS encountered a gust of wind which caused the UAS to spiral then maneuver out of control impacting a policie department vehicle (the pilot was also a law enforcement official).

As the FAA filed it

UAS REGISTRATION: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

MAKE: JDI

MODEL: MATRICE

SN: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

SAS TASK#: T-NM05-FY22-0119

WHILE IN A PROGRAMMED HOVER MODE, THE UAS ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED THE UAS TO SPIRAL THEN MANEUVER OUT OF CONTROL IMPACTING A POLICIE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE (THE PILOT WAS ALSO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL).