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| Date: | Wednesday 4 September 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | DJI Matrice 300 RTK |
| Owner/operator: | SSE PLC |
| Registration: | Unregistered |
| MSN: | N/K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Rannoch Power Station, Loch Rannoch, Perth and Kinross -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | near Loch Rannoch, Perth and Kinross |
| near Loch Rannoch, Perth and Kinross |
4 September 2024:DJI Matrice 300 RTK substantially damaged near Rannoch Power Station, Loch Rannoch, Perth and Kinross, when it crashed during an inspection flight due to airframe failure in flight. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record Only investigation, and the following is the summary from the AAIB report, publishded on 14 November 2024:
"The UA was flying towards an electricity tower which was about to be inspected when the UA ‘folded up’ in flight and fell to the ground. It was subsequently found that the rear right arm had not been connected correctly.
Damage Sustained to UAV:
Per the AAIB report "UAV fell to the ground".
Rannoch Power Station, on the northern shore of the loch, is part of the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme, which is operated by SSE plc. The power station has a vertical head of 156 metre (512 ft) and a total generating capacity of 44 MW, and uses water fed by pipeline and tunnel from Loch Ericht which is discharged into Loch Rannoch.
Loch Rannoch (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raineach) is a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is over 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) long in a west–east direction with an average width of about 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles), and is deepest at its eastern end, reaching a depth of 130 metres (440 ft). The River Tummel begins at its eastern end, where the small village of Kinloch Rannoch can be found, whilst the wild expanse of Rannoch Moor extends to the west of the loch
Sources:
1. AAIB Record only Report 14 November 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-august-september-2024/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-august-september-2024
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE_plc
3. https://www.dji.com/uk/support/product/matrice-300
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Rannoch#Hydro-electricity
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2024 11:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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