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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · New Orleans, LA · December 31, 2023

Date: December 31, 2023 · 12:33 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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The pilot of a C-550 reported a medium to large gray UAS off the left wing at 1500 feet, four miles south of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport (knew). The pilot was flying on a southbound heading in controled class d airspace and did not have to take evasive action to avoid hitting the UAS. The louis armstrong New Orleans international airport (kmsy) ATC notified the New Orleans police department of the UAS incident. The local FAA FSDO has been unable to identify the UAS operator.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF A C-550 REPORTED A MEDIUM TO LARGE GRAY UAS OFF THE LEFT WING AT 1500 FEET, FOUR MILES SOUTH OF THE NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (KNEW). THE PILOT WAS FLYING ON A SOUTHBOUND HEADING IN CONTROLED CLASS D AIRSPACE AND DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING THE UAS. THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMSY) ATC NOTIFIED THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE UAS INCIDENT. THE LOCAL FAA FSDO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE UAS OPERATOR.