# Incident 20250401006089I: Roanoke Rapids, NC, April 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 36.4460° N, 77.6486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke Rapids, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-77.6486&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/20250401006089I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/01/2025 AN ACCIDENT OCCURED INVOLVING UAS MAKE AND MODEL, INSPIRED FLIGHT IF1200A WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER FA3CEY AND SERIAL NUMBER 1791553430. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN 'MISSION' FOR THE COMPANY THAT HE WORKS FOR. HE DID NOT HAVE A VISUAL OBSERVER AT THE TIME. HE STATED THAT A CONTRACTOR HAD ASKED IF THEY COULD MOVE AN AERIAL TARGET.  AT THIS TIME THE PILOT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE UAS AS HE ANSWERED THE CONTRACTORS QUESTION.  ONCE HE TURNED HIS ATTENTION BACK TO THE 'DRONE' HE COULD NOT LOCATE IT. IT COLLIDED WITH THE ELECTRICAL TOWER AND THE PAYLOAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE 'DRONE'.  THE 'DRONE' AND THE PAYLOAD LANDED ON A BUILDING BELOW THE TOWER. AT THE TIME THE PILOT COULD NOT ASSESS THE DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. BUT THE 'DRONE' HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 05/05/2025.

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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