propellers stopped mid air. dropped out of the sky and went diving
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tazztone
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can anyone tell me wth happened here?see the log here: https://www.phantomhelp.com/logviewer/9HVW5A3I4TOM40N8PQC0

we let the drone indicate the gimbal and find all the sattelites before launching it from the boat. a few seconds in the air the drone just shut off, dropped on my head and the boat before going diving in the lake. i jumped after it diving and got it out. the battery was still lighting up green at 4/4 indicators when we powered it off and removed it.
currently the drone is in the oven dehydrating at 40°C.
2020-7-5
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ALABAMA
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Data just stops.  Notice any burn marks at the battery connections ?
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tazztone
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ALABAMA Posted at 7-5 15:35
Data just stops.  Notice any burn marks at the battery connections ?
indeed there are.

i can remeber the battery didn't get wet yet. the whole compartment was still dry when i removed the battery. somehow the water didn't enter in there yet.
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ALABAMA
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I would start a claim with DJI.  
2020-7-6
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tazztone
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ALABAMA Posted at 7-6 14:03
I would start a claim with DJI.

i am out of warranty period though
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Hello there tazztone. I am sorry to read and to know know what happened to your DJI Phantom 4 and for the trouble this has caused. Since this unfortunate event happened I would recommend you to contact our DJI support team at https://www.dji.com/support?site=brandsite&from=nav for further assistance.  We have a professional team that will do there best to check what happened to the said drone and will give out the best resolution for this issue. For additional information, the repair fee would depend on the outcome of the assessment and the warranty of our DJI Product. Again, I am sorry for the trouble and please stay safe always.
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tazztone
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DJI Stephen Posted at 2020-7-6 20:46
Hello there tazztone. I am sorry to read and to know know what happened to your DJI Phantom 4 and for the trouble this has caused. Since this unfortunate event happened I would recommend you to contact our DJI support team at https://www.dji.com/support?site=brandsite&from=nav for further assistance.  We have a professional team that will do there best to check what happened to the said drone and will give out the best resolution for this issue. For additional information, the repair fee would depend on the outcome of the assessment and the warranty of our DJI Product. Again, I am sorry for the trouble and please stay safe always.

happy end:
turned out i still was in warranty period (DJI support could check that using the serial number).
so DJI sent me a new drone which i immediately sold
2021-6-22
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tazztone Posted at 6-22 01:08
happy end:
turned out i still was in warranty period (DJI support could check that using the serial number).
so DJI sent me a new drone which i immediately sold

Hi there tazztone. Thank you for the reply and for giving us this update. Again, thank you for your support and have a nice day. .
2021-6-22
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