Final Report UAV DJI-Inspire 2 Barcarès near Perpignan France, 14 July 2019

Final Report UAV DJI-Inspire 2 Barcarès near Perpignan France, 14 July 2019

Publication info
Author
BEA France
Category
Accident Reports Unmanned Aerial Systems
Date of publication
21/04/2021

On 14 July 2019, after control of a DJI-Inspire 2 UAV was lost, it descended into people on the ground under power causing multiple minor injuries. The Investigation found that “professional drone pilots” were operating the UAV in gross breach of the approval obtained, had deleted all recorded controller evidence of the accident flight and that their account of the loss of control was not compatible with the evidence recovered from the UAV. It also noted that the risk of injury to third parties was increased by the absence of protection around the propellers which was not a regulatory requirement.

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