Amazon Com Services MK27-2 N692PA
10 November 2023 · Pendleton, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Amazon Com Services MK27-2 registered N692PA, operated by Amazon.com Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Pendleton, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pendleton, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eastern Oregon Rgnl At Pendlet (PDT)
- Coordinates
- 45.6951, -118.8434
- Aircraft
- Amazon Com Services MK27-2
- Registration
- N692PA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2023
- Engines
- 6
- Operator
- Amazon.com Services LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR24LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The operator’s use of an insufficiently charged battery that resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The operator of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) reported that during a test flight, the UAS descended, delivered a package to the practice location, and began a vertical climb to return to the landing zone. During the vertical climb, the UAS registered a low voltage health alert and initiated an “urgent land maneuver.” During the maneuver, the UAS battery depleted to a point where it lost propulsive power, and impacted terrain, resulting in substantial damage to all 4 wings, and spar damage to the number 2, 3, and 4 wings. Postaccident review of the circumstances surrounding the flight by the operator revealed that an insufficiently charged battery had been installed on the UAS. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the UAS that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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