Date:	Friday 18 February 2022
Time:	day
Type:	DJI Mavic Mini
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Aircraft missing
Location:	Huntington, near Chester, Cheshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Huntington, near Chester, Cheshire
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
DJI Mavic Mini UAS: Went missing (and therefore presumed, written off, damaged beyond repair) 18 February 2022 on a sortie from Huntington, near Chester, Cheshire.

The drone was caught by a sudden gust of wind, it had previously been calm on take-off. The drone was pulled out of range and was not recovered.

Huntington is a village and civil parish on the southern outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations February-March 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022
2. https://www.dji.com/uk/mavic-mini
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington,_Cheshire

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Jun-2023 05:04	Dr. John Smith	Updated