Incident DJI Mavic Air 2 unregistered, Tuesday 16 August 2022
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 2022
Time:day
Type:DJI Mavic Air 2
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Oxford, Oxfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Oxford, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:Oxford, Oxfordshire
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
DJI Mavic Air 2 UAV: Substantially damaged 16 August 2022 when crashed at Oxford, Oxfordshire

Whilst being utilised for filming the UA was inadvertently flown into a tree and badly damaged. Although pre-planning and authorisation of the flight was carried out, the potential hazards to the UA on the flight path had not been fully assessed by the operator.

Sources:

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-august-september-2022/
2. https://www.dji.com/mavic-air-2
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2023 20:58 Dr. John Smith Updated

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