# NTSB Accident CEN21LA224
> **DJI Matrice** · 2021-05-06 · Young Harris, GA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA224
- **Event ID:** 20210518103104
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-05-06
- **Location:** Young Harris, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.984329, -83.829269
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DJI
- **Model:** Matrice
- **Registration:** FA3HW43WTF
- **FAR Part:** 107
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The remote pilot-in-command’s (RPIC) decision to physically hold onto the drone’s landing gear in flight, which resulted in the rotors striking his hand and causing serious injury. Contributing to the accident was the RPIC’s inadequate preflight planning and lack of airspace awareness.

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