20260106004469I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Hylio HYL-150 · Shreveport, LA · January 6, 2026

Date: January 6, 2026 · 16:15 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N462LH
Reported as: Hylio HYL-150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 total10 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N462LHRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2026 · Hylio HYL-150S/N 17906110380 Airframe modelHylio HYL-150

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What happened

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

On 01/06/2026 the UAS was flown, spraying 80 acres, near the city of Shreveport, LA. The operator of the UAS was in the process of obtaining the part 137 certificate. As of 02/23/2026 the operator was not certificated as a UAS part 137 operator.

In speaking with the rpic, he stated the UAS was destroyed in flight because the circuit boards overheated, started a fire in which caused the electricity to stop going to the electric engines. The engines stopped and the UAS crashed. No injuries to anyone and no damage to anything other than the UAS.

The manufacturer explained it was a manufacturing error and fixes were already implemented to the existing aircraft currently flying. The manufacturer stated that future aircraft will not have the same problem.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/06/2026 THE UAS WAS FLOWN, SPRAYING 80 ACRES, NEAR THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, LA. THE OPERATOR OF THE UAS WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THE PART 137 CERTIFICATE. AS OF 02/23/2026 THE OPERATOR WAS NOT CERTIFICATED AS A UAS PART 137 OPERATOR.

IN SPEAKING WITH THE RPIC, HE STATED THE UAS WAS DESTROYED IN FLIGHT BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS OVERHEATED, STARTED A FIRE IN WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICITY TO STOP GOING TO THE ELECTRIC ENGINES. THE ENGINES STOPPED AND THE UAS CRASHED. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE AND NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE UAS.

THE MANUFACTURER EXPLAINED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND FIXES WERE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED TO THE EXISTING AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY FLYING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT FUTURE AIRCRAFT WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.