# Accident 20230626013259A: Lucid SHERPA, Lincoln, NE, June 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2023, 08:52 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Aircraft: FA3RHH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUCID SHERPA
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230626013259A

## Narrative

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

DRONE REGISTRATION NUMBER FA3RHHPMWE,

SERIAL NUMBER C1-23-0007-33

THE DRONE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS RENTED BY THE OPERATOR FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN LINCOLN NE. THE DRONE WAS BEING USED FOR EXTERIOR WINDOW CLEANING ON A NINE-STORY HIGHRISE BUILDING LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LINCOLN NE. THE OPERATOR HAD COMPLETED TWO FLIGHTS TO RINSE AND THEN APPLY A CLEANING SOLUTION. ON THE THIRD FLIGHT, THE OPERATOR TOOK OFF AND THE DRONE WAS  24" ABOVE THE GROUND. IT THEN TILTED BACK AND TO THE LEFT AND BECAME UNCONTROLABLE.THE DRONE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE FLIGHT CORRECTIONS MADE BY THE OPERATOR AND THE KILL SWITCH WAS ENGAGED. A PARKED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR APPROXIMANTLY 10-15FT AWAY.

## 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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