# Accident 20230314013269A: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc APT70, Graford, TX, March 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2023, 15:38 local time
- Place: Graford, TX
- Airport: Wrangler Army Stage Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8932° N, 98.2332° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8932&lon=-98.2332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314AL-2023-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 (registry code 061014W, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-apt70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC APT70
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230314013269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135), Mar 14, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 (N314AL), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to software limitations. Contributing to the accident was the overly restrictive low voltage threshold limits.

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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