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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Parker, CO · April 17, 2023

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Date: April 17, 2023 · 17:10 local
Place: Parker, CO
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flew his drone in open space behind his home. The UAS pilot is low time and unexperienced. The pilot was performing maneuvers at the time of the accident. The strap for the battery pack broke causing the battery to become loose from the UAS. This caused the UAS to lose control and subsequently hit a neighbor's house. Further, the battery from the UAS hit an adjacent neighbor's house. Both of the events caused $4,450.00 in damage to the roof and house siding.

Ua fa registration number - FA3XETAA43

Ua make, model, and serial number - iflight, chimera 7, na

Remote pilot certificate number - 4502610

Frequency being used by the operator - 2.4GHZ

At the time of the accident, this UAS was not registered. The pilot did not register the UAS until the next day.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW HIS DRONE IN OPEN SPACE BEHIND HIS HOME. THE UAS PILOT IS LOW TIME AND UNEXPERIENCED. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING MANEUVERS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STRAP FOR THE BATTERY PACK BROKE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BECOME LOOSE FROM THE UAS. THIS CAUSED THE UAS TO LOSE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. FURTHER, THE BATTERY FROM THE UAS HIT AN ADJACENT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. BOTH OF THE EVENTS CAUSED $4,450.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND HOUSE SIDING.

UA FA REGISTRATION NUMBER - FA3XETAA43

UA MAKE, MODEL, AND SERIAL NUMBER - IFLIGHT, CHIMERA 7, NA

REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER - 4502610

FREQUENCY BEING USED BY THE OPERATOR - 2.4GHZ

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THIS UAS WAS NOT REGISTERED. THE PILOT DID NOT REGISTER THE UAS UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.