Drone Manufacturer: Clogworks
Drone Model: Dark Matter HX
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-09-09
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-august-september-2021/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-august-september-2021
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Description
The UAS was being operated on a check flight following storage. The operator was losing manual control link. He turned off the link to trigger a return to home; the UA lost control and struck the ground.
Reported Cause
Loss of communications.