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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Supernal SUP83-1 · California City, CA · June 29, 2023

Date: June 29, 2023 · 08:05 local
Place: California City, CA
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N283TD
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA23LA340
Reported as: Supernal SUP83-1
Reported engine: T-Motor U13II
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N283TDRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2023 · Supernal SUP83-1S/N 002 Airframe modelSupernal SUP83-1

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What happened

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

On June 29, 2023, the remote pilot of experimental UAS, Supernal SUP83-1 (N283TD) was flying a research and development flight. The aircraft lost electrical power during a hover at approximately 20 feet. The aircraft bounced and rolled onto it's back sustaining multiple composite fractures in fuselage, wingtip nacelles, wing booms, tailbooms, and empennage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 29, 2023, THE REMOTE PILOT OF EXPERIMENTAL UAS, SUPERNAL SUP83-1 (N283TD) WAS FLYING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER DURING A HOVER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ROLLED ONTO IT'S BACK SUSTAINING MULTIPLE COMPOSITE FRACTURES IN FUSELAGE, WINGTIP NACELLES, WING BOOMS, TAILBOOMS, AND EMPENNAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA23LA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCalifornia City, CAErroneous signal processing that resulted in a total loss of propulsion power.Jun 29, 2023 · Substantial damage