Incident report
Robinson R44 crash near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
unknown2023-12-30
Summary
The UAS operator’s failure to operate within the limitations of the COA that he was using to operate inside class C airspace, which resulted in a collision between the UAS and the helicopter.
Incident details
Date
2023-12-30
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Tunica Helicopters LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
approach
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗29.1632, -81.0782
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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