ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299626
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 November 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | DJI |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pooncarie Aerodrome, NSW -
 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 became unresponsive to control inputs and pitched down, colliding with terrain. The RPA was destroyed. The manufacturer's inspection revealed faulty firmware on the intelligent battery packs to be the cause of the collision.
Sources:
ATSB Ref 201705494
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