30.2672° N, 97.7431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 7, 2026 · 10:50 local
Place
Austin, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at approximately 10:50 am local time, a dji matrice 400 model privacy data omittedUAS was operating in a closed parking lot when it collided with a pole. The drone subsequently crashed onto two unoccupied parked vehicles, leading to the destruction of the UAS.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 AM LOCAL TIME, A DJI MATRICE 400 MODEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^UAS WAS OPERATING IN A CLOSED PARKING LOT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A POLE. THE DRONE SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED ONTO TWO UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLES, LEADING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE UAS.