AAIB investigation to DJI Phantom 4 (UAS registration n/a) 050320

Controlled flight into wind turbine, Bristol sewage treatment works, 5 March 2020.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 September 2020

• Category: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 5 March 2020
• Aircraft type: DJI Phantom 4
• Location: Bristol sewage treatment works
• Registration: n/a

Summary:

During an aerial survey of a sewage treatment works, the unmanned aircraft flew into a wind turbine, the height of which the pilot had misjudged.

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DJI Phantom 4 (reg n/a) 09-20

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Published 10 September 2020