Xag P100 PRO N467GE

Summary

On 12 August 2025 at about 21:00 local time, a Xag P100 PRO registered N467GE was involved in an accident near Depew, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 August 2025 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Depew, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

43.1895, -94.5873

Aircraft

Xag P100 PRO

Registration

N467GE

Category

Helicopter

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Depew → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA316

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the unmanned aircraft system during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the pilot completed the preflight of the quadcopter style unmanned aircraft system (UAS), he backed away from the UAS and initiated takeoff. As the UAS began to take off, the pilot walked back towards the UAS to retrieve old batteries. As he bent over to pick up the batteries, he sensed the UAS was too close to him, and he raised his hands to shield his face. The UAS rotor blade contacted his hand resulting in a serious injury. The operator also reported that one of the rotor blades needed to be replaced.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.