# Accident 20240229001309A: Marianna, FL, February 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marianna, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 30.7945° N, 85.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7945&lon=-85.2284&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240229001309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING AT THE APPROXIMATELY 275 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE DRONE LOST CONNECTION TO THE REMOTE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE DRONE FELL THROUGH A SOLAR MODULE BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE DRONE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT.

UA REGISTRATION: FA3FREC944

REMOTE PILOT # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

UIA SERIAL NUMBER:  UNKNOWN

FREQUENCY:  UNKNOWN

## 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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