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| Date: | Monday 15 July 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | DJI Mavic 2 Pro |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | Unregistered |
| MSN: | N/K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex |
| Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex |
15 July 2024: DJI Mavic II Enterprise UAV substantially damaged 15 July 2024 in a forced landing due to power loss near Tilbury Docks, Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record Only investigation published on 14 November 2024, and the following is the summary from the AAIB report:
"Whilst carrying out a photographic survey of a site, communication with the UAV was lost. The UAV descended and was damaged as it came to rest in a field. The battery had come loose and fallen out of the UAV leading to the loss of power and control. It is likely the battery had started to swell during the flight which led to it loosening and then disconnecting".
Damage sustained to UAV:
Per the AAIB report "UAV descended and was damaged as it came to rest in a field".
Tilbury is a port town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. The name of the present town of Tilbury is derived (by way of the port) from the nearby settlements of East and West Tilbury. The Port of Tilbury is a port located on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. It serves as the principal port for London, as well as being the main United Kingdom port for handling the importation of paper. There are extensive facilities for containers, grain, and other bulk cargoes. There are also facilities for the importation of cars. It forms part of the wider Port of London.
Sources:
1. AAIB Record only Investigation 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://www.dji.com/uk/mavic-2/info
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Tilbury
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbury
History of this aircraft
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| 3 July 2020 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands | |
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| 22 December 2020 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Tursdale, County Durham | |
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| 12 January 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire | |
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| 21 January 2021 | Unregistered | Devon and Cornwall Police | 0 | Carbis Bay, 1 mile SE of St Ives, Cornwall | |
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| 1 February 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Bridge over River Weaver, Northwich, Cheshire | |
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| 22 March 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Wren's Nest Disused Quarry, NW of Dudley, West Midlands | |
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| 23 April 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | King’s Lynn, Norfolk | |
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| 27 April 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Gainsborough, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire | |
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| 7 June 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Congleton, Cheshire | |
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| 20 June 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | West Overton, 3.5 miles West of Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
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| 1 July 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London SE18 | |
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| 15 July 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands | |
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| 23 July 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Thurso, Caithness, Highland, Scotland | |
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| 26 July 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire | |
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| 8 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Wandsworth, London SW18 | |
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| 9 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | English Channel | |
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| 14 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Firth of Clyde, off West Coast of Scotland | |
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| 15 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Newport, Gwent | |
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| 16 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Ealing, London W5 | |
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| 17 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Kingscote, near Uley, Cotswold, Gloucestershire | |
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| 18 September 2021 | Unregistered | Fremantle Thames Productions for Channel 4 TV | 0 | Fritton Lake, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | |
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| 19 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Sea, off Tingon, Northmavine, North Shetland | |
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| 21 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales | |
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| 23 September 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Wimborne Minster, Dorset | |
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| 3 October 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Weldon, 2 miles East of Corby, Northamptonshire | |
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| 20 October 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Luton, Bedfordshire | |
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| 9 November 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Upper Vobster, Mells, near Frome, Somerset | |
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| 22 November 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Bradworthy, Torridge, Devon | |
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| 14 December 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | River Thames at Tagg's Island, Hampton, near East Molesey, Middlesex | |
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| 16 December 2021 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Bradford, West Yorkshire | |
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| 9 January 2022 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | St John’s Wood, City of Westminster, London NW8 | |
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| 17 January 2022 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, 2 miles West of Cardiff | |
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| 10 September 2023 | unregistered | Private | 0 | near Cowes Harbour, Cowes, Isle of Wight | |
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| 15 October 2023 | unregistered | Private | 0 | Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales | |
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| 16 June 2024 | Unregistered | Private | 0 | Newton-on-the-Moor, Northumberland | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2024 11:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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