# NTSB DCA26LA203: Shield Ai V-BAT, N391JA, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), May 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: May 12, 2026
- Place: Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Operator provided
- Coordinates: 28.95265, -90.89681 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9526&lon=-90.8968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Medical event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: FAA AVP-110, Shield AI
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26LA203
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202994/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA203

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Medical event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850) (defining event); cases with it: [Shield Ai V-BAT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850/sequence.md?model=06102FE), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N391JA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391JA), registered now, S/N VB-200037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHIELD AI INC V-BAT
- Registry model: [Shield Ai V-BAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/shield-ai-v-bat) (registry code 06102FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, unmanned
- Serial number: 9560010
- Year built: 2025
- Airframe hours: 96.7
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Shield Ai Inc
- Registered owner: Shield Ai Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Other
- Destination: Same as departure
- Equipment: Auto-pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 350° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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