ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299624
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| Date: | Thursday 9 November 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wingtra WingtraOne |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Learmonth Aerodrome (Exmouth Golf), WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During aerial survey operations, the remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) lost signal and the pilot selected for the RPA to return to the pre-planned home point. The RPA was found to have collided with the water and was subsequently destroyed. A technical failure of the heading estimator due to a firmware issue is suspected to be the cause.
Sources:
ATSB Ref 201705231
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