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FAA accident report · Pterodynamics X-P4 · Colorado Spring, CO · October 30, 2025

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Date
October 30, 2025 · 12:15 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N566PD
Reported as
Pterodynamics X-P4
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N566PDRegistered now · Pterodynamics X-P4S/N 179C000000000768Airframe modelPterodynamics X-P4

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/30/2025 at approximately 12:15 pm, (MDT), unmanned aerial system (UAS) X-P4-06 crashed east of Colorado Springs, CO., (kcos). Pilot lost control of UAS following a “esc” fail notification. UAS rolled left, banked at a high angle and subsequently crashed to the ground. Aircraft destroyed and burned in post-crash fire. No injuries, visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed during the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/30/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM, (MDT), UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) X-P4-06 CRASHED EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO., (KCOS). PILOT LOST CONTROL OF UAS FOLLOWING A “ESC” FAIL NOTIFICATION. UAS ROLLED LEFT, BANKED AT A HIGH ANGLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED TO THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND BURNED IN POST-CRASH FIRE. NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED DURING THE TIME.