ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313068
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 2022 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | DJI Mavic Pro Mark 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | unregistered |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Mersey near Bromborough, Birkenhead, Wirral -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Bromborough, Birkenhead, Wirral |
| Bromborough, Birkenhead, Wirral | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
DJI Mavic Pro Mark 1 UAV: Written off (presumed damaged beyond repair) 27 September 2022 when crashed into the River Mersey near Bromborough, Birkenhead, Wirral
The UA operating over water and being used to film and take images of a boat trial. The UA was returning to the landing site when it suddenly dropped from about 10 m into the water and was not recovered.
Bromborough is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, and the historic county of Cheshire, on the Wirral Peninsula southeast of Bebington and north of Eastham.
Sources:
1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-october-november-2022/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromborough
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2023 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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