# Accident 20240704019519A: Napa, CA, July 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2024, 21:35 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 997 total, 997 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704019519A

## Narrative

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

DURING A DRONE LIGHT SHOW THE PROPELLER CAME OUT AND HIT CAR.  IT WAS EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION.  THE TYPE OF DRONE USED DOES NOT HAVE SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WITH PROPELLER EJECTING DURING OPERATION.    THIS IS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH NO ACTIONS.

## 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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