# NTSB Accident DCA23LA290
> **GENERAL ATOMICS MQ-9 BLOCK 1** · 2023-05-15 · Elgin, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA23LA290
- **Event ID:** 20230518180444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-15
- **Location:** Elgin, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.677333, -110.479
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GENERAL ATOMICS
- **Model:** MQ-9 BLOCK 1
- **Registration:** N31EJ
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, resulting in the UAS’s controlled flight into terrain.

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