Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative: 22 January 2022: MA (Model Aircraft) Junior 60 UAV went missing (and is therefore presumed destroyed) on a flight over Beeley, near Bakewell, Derbyshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record-only Investigation, published on 10 March 2022, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:
"Approximately four minutes into the flight from a model flying field in a rural area the model aircraft lost radio signal. It disappeared from view and was not recovered".
Damage Sustained to UAV Per the AAIB report the UAV "disappeared from view and was not recovered". As the UAV was not recovered, it was not possible to assess the damage sustained. However, it is presumed that the UAV was destroyed when it crashed due to loss of control signal and/or exhaustion of the power supply.
Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor.