Friday, December 20, 2019

Latitude Engineering HQ-90B, N450PL: Accident occurred December 18, 2019 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Des Moines, Iowa

Aircraft operated by the University of Iowa crashed in a trailer park.

State of Iowa

University of Iowa

https://registry.faa.gov/N450PL

Date: 18-DEC-19
Time: 19:00:00Z
Regis#: N450PL
Aircraft Make: LATITUDE ENGINEERING
Aircraft Model: HQ90B
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PUBLIC USE
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
City: IOWA CITY
State: IOWA

3 comments:

  1. This aircraft was a $300,000 drone owned by the university of iowa. But it is junk now; taxpayers will cover it.

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    1. Actually, I believe the UI Performance Laboratory is almost entirely funded by contracts and research, not University $$, but their page which specifically addresses funding is currently not working. As an Iowan I am glad to see so much cutting edge research occurring in our community.

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  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeWqfD-x8bg

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