ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349955
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 2023 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | DJI Matrice M30T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | unregistered |
| MSN: | N/K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Colwyn Bay, Conway, Clywd, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Colwyn Bay, Conway, Clywd, Wales |
DJI Matrice M30T UAV: Substantially damaged 23.10.2023 when collided with overhead HT cable during a night take off at Colwyn Bay, Conway, Clywd, Wales. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence Only Report dated 11.1.2024, and the following is the summary from the report:
"A few seconds after takeoff at night the UAV struck some overhead cables and fell to the ground. The remote pilot was under time pressure to take off and omitted the visual check for obstacles using a torch as per the operator’s procedures."
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence Only Report dated 11.1.2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-october-november-2023/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-october-november-2023
2. https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-30/specs
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colwyn_Bay
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 2023 | unregistered | Private | 0 | Carlisle, Cumbria | |
sub |
| 27 November 2023 | unregistered | Private | 0 | near Ripon, North Yorkshire | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2024 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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