Date:	Thursday 30 April 2020
Time:	day
Type:	DJI Phantom 4 Pro V.2
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	unregistered
MSN:	N/K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	Warrington Cemetery, Manchester Road, Warrington, Merseyside WA1 3BG -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:	Warrington Cemetery, Manchester Road, Warrington, Merseyside WA1 3BG
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
30 April 2020: DJI Phantom 4 UAS went missing on a flight over Warrington Cemetery, Manchester Road, Warrington, Merseyside WA1 3BG. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record-only investigation, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:

"The UAS lost GPS lock and, shortly after, the control link. It subsequently flew in a direction away from the operator. There were no reported injuries".

Damage Sustained to UAS
Per the AAIB report: Unknown, as the UAS went missing and was not recovered. It is therefore presumed (but never confirmed) that this UAS crashed either due loss of signal and/or exhaustion of battery power.

Warrington Cemetery was opened in March 1857 and is still in current use. The cemetery's most famous "resident" is the singer and actor George Formby OBE (1904-1961)

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2020/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2020
2. https://www.dji.com/uk/phantom-4-pro-v2
3. https://www.webbaviation.co.uk/aerial/picture.php?/2193/tags/11-drone
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Formby#Final_months:_a_new_romance,_death_and_family_dispute
5. https://www.warrington.gov.uk/warrington-cemetery

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20 March 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Altrincham, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester		sub
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19 May 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Brent Cross, London Borough of Barnet, London NW4		sub
30 May 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales		sub
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22 June 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland		sub
28 August 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Stowe, 2 miles NW of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire		sub
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6 October 2023	unregistered	Private	0	near Frome, Somerset		sub
5 November 2024	Unregistered	Private	0	near Lymington, Hampshire		sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Sep-2024 05:52	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ]