# Accident 20211010016279A: Billings, MT, October 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&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/20211010016279A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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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