Drone pilot faulted in collision with Army helo

摘要

The NTSB cited a drone pilot's decision to fly past line of sight, above 400 feet, and into an active TFR as causes and contributors to the September 21 collision between a private DJI Phanton 4 sUAS and a U.S. Army Black Hawk over Hoffman Island in New York Harbor. The helicopter sustained minor damage and landed without incident; the sUAS, operated by Vyacheslav Tantashov, 58, of Brooklyn, was destroyed. Tantashov was identified from registration numbers recovered from the drone's wreckage and cooperated with investigators. The interview required a Russian translator.