Pc-12 captain reported an airborne conflict with a uav on initial approach to bed.

Attributes
ACN	1628975
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BED.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict
Miss Distance	Vertical 50

Narrative:

We were at 1;800 feet on a wide right base for runway 23 at bed when we had a near midair with a drone. The drone was about 1;750 feet and within several hundred feet possibly up to 1;000 feet horizontally away from us. The drone was black with either orange or red blades. It had at least two blades but possibly more. It was roughly 30 inches long and 8 inches high. I pressed the identify button and immediately reported it to tower. Upon landing successfully; ground asked for more information (color; size; and my contact information).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PC-12 Captain reported an airborne conflict with a UAV on initial approach to BED.

Narrative: We were at 1;800 feet on a wide right base for Runway 23 at BED when we had a near midair with a drone. The drone was about 1;750 feet and within several hundred feet possibly up to 1;000 feet horizontally away from us. The drone was black with either orange or red blades. It had at least two blades but possibly more. It was roughly 30 inches long and 8 inches high. I pressed the IDENT button and immediately reported it to Tower. Upon landing successfully; Ground asked for more information (color; size; and my contact information).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.