Help reading flight log, lost Mavic 3 Pro

[BaldyBoyBilly]

Good morning,

Would someone be so kind as to read the attached flight log (link below) and provide feedback concerning the loss of a mavic 3 pro? Launched w a full battery, It flew for about 1800 feet straight out over a lake at about 50' altitude, and then abruptly "loss connection". Typically, I'd receive a RTH notification. This time, nothing. I tried reconnecting with no luck. Thinking the M3P was hovering due to a potential wrong RTH action selection (maybe I had inadvertantly set the action to Hover), and that it was just out of range, I drove to an area in close proximity to the last known location. I could not hear it when i got to the new location, but I tried reconnecting, re-pairing, etc. Nothing.
So...any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

DJIFlightRecord_2024-05-17_[10-34-59].txt

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[msinger]

That flight log shows a flight over the Susquehanna River with a safe landing 43 feet away from the takeoff point.

 

[BaldyBoyBilly]

Thanks for the quick reply. I now can see that the drone began losing altitude about 15 seconds before it likely descended into the water. Was this me applying downward control? Ugh!

DJIFlightRecord_2024-05-17_[09-17-04].txt

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[msinger]

Was this me applying downward control? Ugh!

Indeed. You can see the left stick was in the down position as the drone descended into the lake.

 

[BaldyBoyBilly]

Thank you for confirming. Lesson learned...do not fly drone into lake

 

[msinger]

Yes, sir. Beware the trees and lakes.