# NTSB Accident DCA20CA003
> **Kitty Hawk Heaviside2** · 2019-10-17 · Tres Pinos, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA20CA003
- **Event ID:** 20191019X90834
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-17
- **Location:** Tres Pinos, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.8125, -121.185836
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kitty Hawk
- **Model:** Heaviside2
- **Registration:** N221HV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 8
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a software timing error initiated by a battery charging script that was not properly terminated prior to the test flight due to operator error.

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