Drone Manufacturer: Unknown
Drone Model: Unknown
Country: Canada
Type: Accident
Date: 2014-07-22
Applies: Daytime
Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status
Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours
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Description
A14O0149: A commercially registered UAV was being operated in the vicinity of the Algonquin College parking lot in Ottawa, Ontario.
Shortly after lift off the UAV began to drift and was unresponsive to inputs from the flight controller. The unit collided with a parked car; pieces of the UAV separated and damaged a window of the college building.
The UAV sustained substantial damage, there were no injuries. The company is investigating the incident.
Reported Cause
Loss of lift.