Signal Loss
DJI Mavic Mini crash: Return-to-Home into the tallest building in Riga
Filming the tallest building in Riga, the Mavic Mini lost signal and video (the pilot suspects rooftop antennas). It went into Return-to-Home and, with no obstacle sensors, flew into the top of the building and spiralled down.
Video by Vitaliy Todo on YouTube ·
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Failsafe / Flyaway
Drone Crash! Wrong failsafe setting sends a conservation drone into the Panama Canal
A conservation-mapping drone flew out of radio range. Its receiver failsafe had been set to Fly-By-Wire by mistake, so the autopilot left its mission and the drone drifted over Barro Colorado Island into the Panama Canal. It was retrieved with water damage to the autopilot and some electronics.
Video by Lian Pin Koh on YouTube ·
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