# Accident 20230417003069A: Parker, CO, April 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2023, 17:10 local time
- Place: Parker, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 39.5092° N, 104.7719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-104.7719&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417003069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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