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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: | DJI |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2.8 NM 254 degrees from Northam, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN/YCKN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During surveying operations, the RPA stopped responding to command inputs and subsequently collided with terrain. The RPA was destroyed.
Sources:
ATSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2025 11:04 | ASN | Added |
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