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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 · Graford, TX · March 14, 2023

Date
March 14, 2023 · 15:38 local
Place
Graford, TX
Airport
Wrangler Army Stage Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N314AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA135
Reported as
Bell Helicopter Textron APT70
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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.

UAS was conducting a flight test. UAS rejected the command of the ground control computer and landed in a scrub and tipped over after contact and hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

UAS WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT TEST. UAS REJECTED THE COMMAND OF THE GROUND CONTROL COMPUTER AND LANDED IN A SCRUB AND TIPPED OVER AFTER CONTACT AND HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.