Date:	Wednesday 2 December 2020
Time:	day
Type:	DJI Inspire 2
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	Unregistered
MSN:	N/K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Oakham, Rutland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:	Oakham, Rutland
Destination airport:	Oakham, Rutland
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
2 December 2020: UAS DJI Inspire 2 sustained substantial damage when collided with overhead power lines and fell to the ground at Oakham, Rutland. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record-only Investigation, published on 11 March 2021, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:

"While conducting aerial filming, the UA struck overhead power lines and fell to the ground, incurring substantial damage."

Damage Sustained to airframe
Per the AAIB report "substantially damaged".

Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located 25 miles (40.2 km) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45.1 km) south-east of Nottingham and 23 miles (37.0 km) north-west of Peterborough. Oakham is to the west of Rutland Water and in the Vale of Catmose.

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations reviewed: December 2020-January 2021, Published 11 March 2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-december-2020-january-2021/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-december-2020-january-2021
2. https://www.dji.com/uk/support/product/inspire-2
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakham

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
08-Oct-2024 07:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]