# Accident 20240905011529A: Madison, AL, September 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2024, 13:52 local time
- Place: Madison, AL
- Airport: Madison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 34.7105° N, 86.7623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7105&lon=-86.7623&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- 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/20240905011529A

## Narrative

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

REGISTRATION: FA3CTCHKYN

AIRCRAFT REACHED 300 FT., (30 SECONDS INTO FLIGHT) IT RETURNED "AIRCRAFT VIBRATION ABNORMAL". AT THIS POINT THE PILOT STOPPED ALL CONTROL INPUT. THE ERROR CLEARED, BUT THEN PILOT LOST ALL INPUT CONTROL. THE IMAGE DISPLAYED SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT BANKING HARD LEFT BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE CAMERA GIMBAL AND AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES. PILOT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED THE RETURN TO HOME PROTOCOLS WITH NO EFFECT.

## 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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