# Accident 20250728009459A: Dji AGRAS T30, Jackson Townshi, MN, July 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2025, 17:56 local time
- Place: Jackson Townshi, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3O3G
- Aircraft: N787CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: DJI AGRAS T30 (registry code 06102BX, https://openairdocs.org/model/dji-agras-t30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DJI AGRAS T30
- 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/20250728009459A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS UNDER NOTAM FCM 07/051 WITH DJI AGRAS T30 - N787CS AT 17:56 LOCAL TIME ON JULY 28TH, NEAR 160TH STREET WEST, MARYSTOWN, MINNESOTA 55379, WHEN THE CONTROLLER HALTED THE OPERATION WITH THE MESSAGE “PROPULSION ERROR, LAND IMMEDIATELY.” HE STARTED THE FLIGHT BACK TO OUR STAGING AREA, WHEN NEARING THE EDGE OF THE FIELD ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE LOADING AREA, HE  WITNESS A FLASH IN MOTOR 3 AND IT BEGAN DRIPPING FLAMES. JUST AS THE UA CLEARED FIELD THE MOTOR SEIZED, VIOLENTLY ROLLING IT TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AS IT STALLED AND DROPPED THE CONTROL SOFTWARE RECOVERED BACK TO LEVEL AND SMASHED THE LANDING LEGS IN THE DITCH. AT THIS POINT THE MOTOR 3 BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAME AT WHICH POINT I WENT DOWN AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH WATER ON HAND. HE SHUT DOWN THE DRONE AND REMOVED THE BATTERY.

## 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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