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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | DJI Matrice 210 RKT v2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olympic Dam Aerodrome, 346° T 5Km (BHP Olympic Dam Mine), SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During survey work, the pilot received an electronic controller error message. The remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) then conducted an uncommanded descent and collided with terrain. The RPA was destroyed.
Sources:
ATSB Ref 202004375
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