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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ponce, PR · July 19, 2022

Date: July 19, 2022 · 18:50 local
Place: Ponce, PR
Airport: Mercedita Airport
Phase of flight: Unknown
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
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.

Spoke with UAS pilot on this day. Pilot was very cooperative. He is not 107. He is a recreational pilot. UAS was damaged. Pilot was at juan pachin vicens stadium in the city of Ponce, puerto rico. Lost link to UAS and crashed against the wall. Has no idea of cost of reparation to aircraft. Advised to take trust test, to change his address, to visit FAA UAS site for recreational aircraft. No hazard was caused to persons or property.

As the FAA filed it

SPOKE WITH UAS PILOT ON THIS DAY. PILOT WAS VERY COOPERATIVE. HE IS NOT 107. HE IS A RECREATIONAL PILOT. UAS WAS DAMAGED. PILOT WAS AT JUAN PACHIN VICENS STADIUM IN THE CITY OF PONCE, PUERTO RICO. LOST LINK TO UAS AND CRASHED AGAINST THE WALL. HAS NO IDEA OF COST OF REPARATION TO AIRCRAFT. ADVISED TO TAKE TRUST TEST, TO CHANGE HIS ADDRESS, TO VISIT FAA UAS SITE FOR RECREATIONAL AIRCRAFT. NO HAZARD WAS CAUSED TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.