# Accident 20250321013169A: Richardson, TX, March 21, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2025, 09:30 local time
- Place: Richardson, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 32.9723° N, 96.7081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richardson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9723&lon=-96.7081&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250321013169A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2025, AT 0930, A SHERPA LUCIDBOT DRONE BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER FA3WPX7WCE, IMPACTED BUILDING WINDOW ON SIXTH FLOOR AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RICHARDSON TEXAS 76081.  THE DRONE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 107 FLIGHT FOR WINDOW PRESSURE WASHING OPERATIONS.  THE DRONE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ACCIDENT LOCATION. THE DRONE CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $7,000 IN DAMAGE. DRONE IS PROGRAMMED WITH RADAR COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM TO KEEP AT LEAST 10 FEET FROM BUILDING. DRONE WAS AT MAXIMUM ALTITUDE AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WEATHER APPLICATION READ WINDS FOR 10-11MPH, BUT A WIND GUST UP TO 23 MPH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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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