38.9782° N, 92.5635° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocheport, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 31, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place
Rocheport, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
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.
The pilot was flying his UAS near the Missouri river bridge, on interstate 70, near Rocheport, MO. A low-battery condition triggered the uas's return-to-home function. The pilot lost sight of the aircraft, but was later informed that his UAS struck the windshield of a truck traveling on the highway.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS UAS NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE, ON INTERSTATE 70, NEAR ROCHEPORT, MO. A LOW-BATTERY CONDITION TRIGGERED THE UAS'S RETURN-TO-HOME FUNCTION. THE PILOT LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT HIS UAS STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF A TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.