# Incident 20230621007339I: Insitu Inc SCANEAGLE, Pendleton, OR, June 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2023, 19:48 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854SN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854SN-2024-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Insitu SCANEAGLE (registry code 061009T, https://openairdocs.org/model/insitu-scaneagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INSITU INC SCANEAGLE
- Reported engine: UAS N/A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621007339I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SCHEDULED FLIGHT TEST AT THE PENDLETON UAS TEST RANGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINING ALTITUDE AS ANTICIPATED.  THE RPM INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING A STUCK THROTTLE CONDITION. AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE BUT THE AIRCRAFT MISSED THE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND IMPACTED THE NEARBY GROUND.  NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED.

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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