ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299673
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 October 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | SwissDrone |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HMAS Vineyard, 108 Bandon Rd, Vineyard, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During climb, lifting an advertising flag with a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), the turbine engine overheated and failed resulting in a collision with terrain. Post-flight it was determined that the weight and aerodynamic drag of the flag were greater than the design limits of the RPA.
Sources:
ATSB Ref 201807755
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