Drone Manufacturer: DJI
Drone Model: Matrice 300
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-05-06
Applies:
Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status
Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours
Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2021/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2021
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Description
The UAS was being operated in the hours of darkness in support of a police operation. Whilst manoeuvring to land it collided with some unseen telephone wires causing it to fall to the ground and collided with a parked car. All propeller blades, a propeller arm, leg and camera mount were broken in the accident.