20220821021289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Jerome, ID · August 21, 2022

Date: August 21, 2022 · 08:21 local
Place: Jerome, ID
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Damage: Minor 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

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Registration # FA3CCRET37

Cert # 4472563

Flying a mission for dronebase company. I was interrupted

A person accusing me of spying and invasion of privacy. After assuring the person this was a legitimate drone job, I proceeded with checking the area before taking a perimeter video. During the perimeter check, I was interrupted by the person of interest again, lost focus and the drone clipped a cell phone tower at 70' height.

As the FAA filed it

REGISTRATION # FA3CCRET37

CERT # 4472563

FLYING A MISSION FOR DRONEBASE COMPANY. I WAS INTERRUPTED

A PERSON ACCUSING ME OF SPYING AND INVASION OF PRIVACY. AFTER ASSURING THE PERSON THIS WAS A LEGITIMATE DRONE JOB, I PROCEEDED WITH CHECKING THE AREA BEFORE TAKING A PERIMETER VIDEO. DURING THE PERIMETER CHECK, I WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE PERSON OF INTEREST AGAIN, LOST FOCUS AND THE DRONE CLIPPED A CELL PHONE TOWER AT 70' HEIGHT.