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DJI Mavic Pro collides with a passenger hot air balloon near Driggs, Idaho

On Aug 10 2018 an unregistered DJI Mavic Pro collided with a Lindstrand 105A passenger hot air balloon near Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, Idaho; the drone was destroyed and the balloon undamaged with no injuries. Described as the first drone / hot-air-balloon midair on record; the recreational pilot lacked a Part 107 certificate and had overridden geofencing. Source: NTSB CAROL report 98040 (ntsb.gov).

Occurred 2018-08-10 · DJI · Investigated by NTSB

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  1. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/default.aspx
  2. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/215816

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What happened in DJI Mavic Pro collides with a passenger hot air balloon near Driggs, Idaho?
On Aug 10 2018 an unregistered DJI Mavic Pro collided with a Lindstrand 105A passenger hot air balloon near Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, Idaho; the drone was destroyed and the balloon undamaged with no injuries. Described as the first drone / hot-air-balloon midair on record; the recreational pilot lacked a Part 107 certificate and had overridden geofencing. Source: NTSB CAROL report 98040 (ntsb.gov).
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The incident is recorded as occurring on August 10, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
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