Hello,
I was flying my new DJI Spark when it simply turned off and fell out of the sky. My drone appears to be fine other than scratching, but propellers and battery are broken from fall damage. I was using active track and it displayed "Warning Activetrack flight ended: Cannot find subject" and then shortly after it just dropped and crashed. I am new to DJI drones and am not sure if this is a common issue. How do I find out what may have caused this and how do I have my drone fixed.

Thanks

Update: I have checked flight logs and battery was on 54% so I am still not sure what caused this

Sorry to hear that. Log case to support. I had same situation. Disconnect and dropped. Wasnt using active track though. Didn't come home. Luckily I found it relatively unharmed. Won't let it out of LoS until DJI figure this out. A few cases seen here as well as in DJI Spark FB

How do i log the case to support

And i am assuming they will replace what is broken since it is not pilot error

We are sorry to hear the accident, just to verify, the battery was still on or off when you recovered it?
Please help us export the data from black box and flight log for further analysis.
Please download the latest Assistant 2 from DJI official Spark website, install it, then connect the drone to PC, run Assistant 2, you can get the file step by step, upload it to Dropbox and post the link here, thanks.Firstly, click on "Black Box", save it to local.
Then click on "Data Upload"--"Confirm", choose the log which showing the situation for that moment, and save it to local.

Feiyau.lim Posted at 2017-7-3 16:59
Sorry to hear that. Log case to support. I had same situation. Disconnect and dropped. Wasnt using active track though. Didn't come home. Luckily I found it relatively unharmed. Won't let it out of LoS until DJI figure this out. A few cases seen here as well as in DJI Spark FB

Sorry to hear that, may I know you have contacted our support to report this case or not? If so, what's your case number?
If you have not done that, please provide us the log and data from black box for analysis.
Please refer to what I mentioned above to export the file needed, thanks.

DJI Natalia Posted at 2017-7-4 18:15
We are sorry to hear the accident, just to verify, the battery was still on or off when you recovered it?
Please help us export the data from black box and flight log for further analysis.
Please download the latest Assistant 2 from DJI official Spark website, install it, then connect the drone to PC, run Assistant 2, you can get the file step by step, upload it to Dropbox and post the link here, thanks.Firstly, click on "Black Box", save it to local.

Battery was off when recovered. Have logged case to support and am sending in for repair. Will export data ASAP

Patrick C Posted at 2017-7-5 07:48
Battery was off when recovered. Have logged case to support and am sending in for repair. Will export data ASAP

Thank you, please leave me the case number as well at your most convenience.

Just had the same thing happen to me. Battery was at 60-70%. It was hovering in tripod mode at about 100m above my back yard. Suddenly it cut out and dropped like a rock. Unfortunately, I have not been lucky enough to be able to recover it. My back yard is wild growth and is covered in blackberry bushes, weeds, and the occasional tree. I've searched for it for about an hour without any luck. It fell from high enough that I have no idea where it ended up.
DJI, what are my options at this point? How do I report this? Obviously I can't upload flight logs from the drone since I haven't been able to recover it.

would be great if we get to know what was the replied from DJI support after they have reviewed it.

hfog Posted at 2017-7-5 19:28
Just had the same thing happen to me. Battery was at 60-70%. It was hovering in tripod mode at about 100m above my back yard. Suddenly it cut out and dropped like a rock. Unfortunately, I have not been lucky enough to be able to recover it. My back yard is wild growth and is covered in blackberry bushes, weeds, and the occasional tree. I've searched for it for about an hour without any luck. It fell from high enough that I have no idea where it ended up.
DJI, what are my options at this point? How do I report this? Obviously I can't upload flight logs from the drone since I haven't been able to recover it.

Wanted to follow up to say that I have reported to DJI Customer Service and they've communicated back to me. We'll see what happens.

hfog Posted at 2017-7-5 19:28
Just had the same thing happen to me. Battery was at 60-70%. It was hovering in tripod mode at about 100m above my back yard. Suddenly it cut out and dropped like a rock. Unfortunately, I have not been lucky enough to be able to recover it. My back yard is wild growth and is covered in blackberry bushes, weeds, and the occasional tree. I've searched for it for about an hour without any luck. It fell from high enough that I have no idea where it ended up.
DJI, what are my options at this point? How do I report this? Obviously I can't upload flight logs from the drone since I haven't been able to recover it.

We are sorry to hear about your experience.
Would you please sync the flight records via APP and provide me your DJI account (e-mail address) so we can try to check the data for you?

They weren't made in the same factory as the GoPro karma were they?

I've lost the Spark...
I've bought it yesterday....600€ well spent
It was just hovering over my yard...and suddenly i ve received some errors on my iPhone and the drone just disappeared....black out totally...
My yard is wild,my house is under construction...I've followed the location on the map...but i cant find it...this is a disgrace..
what can i say...600€ for 2 days play...

DJI Natalia Posted at 2017-7-6 00:54
We are sorry to hear about your experience.
Would you please sync the flight records via APP and provide me your DJI account (e-mail address) so we can try to check the data for you?

I'm already in contact with customer support. They're looking into it.

As a first time drone owner. I am a bit concerned about the number of reports of drones flying off, falling out of the sky and basically a lack of control. Whats going on? Is there a fault with the spark?

So many people have this issue but the company choose not to deal with it !

@blackforce
Is a disaster...i was really excited yesterday when he arrived....
And today....
first he felt like a brick from 2m...just black out
And second time....
Hovering at about 49m over my head....the video just freezed and the drone just ..... disappeared...
I've looked till now with my wife...fir about 4 hours,norhing....
This is my first and last DJI product...two fatal errors in the same day...600€ for one day of "play"
Thank You,DJI!

rickysuperdog Posted at 2017-7-6 07:47
So many people have this issue but the company choose not to deal with it !

Oh they (DJI) deal with by asking for the "Black Box data, then never to be heard from again.

Tviscomi Posted at 2017-7-6 08:07
Oh they (DJI) deal with by asking for the "Black Box data, then never to be heard from again.

Data analysis normal....

I had a similar issue, I had jut taken off and was hovering about 3 ft in the air. Then started moving forward and the spark just fell... Picked it up and it was completely off. Battery was ~80% charged and seated properly. It started right back up, very strange.

In terms of the missing drone, try find my drone in the app. I have seen a few people find their flyaway using that.

I've tried...nothing in the place marked on the map...and the mark is in my yard...nothing at all...
I've looked everywhere...I guess he flew in some unknown direction till the battery died

DJI Natalia Posted at 2017-7-5 17:52
Thank you, please leave me the case number as well at your most convenience.

Natalia,

my case # is CAS-764860-H0J9N7

CosminSS Posted at 2017-7-6 08:24
I've tried...nothing in the place marked on the map...and the mark is in my yard...nothing at all...
I've looked everywhere...I guess he flew in some unknown direction till the battery died

It was in Atti mode it will drift on the wind until crash or depleted battery.

hfog Posted at 2017-7-6 06:20
I'm already in contact with customer support. They're looking into it.

Fine, should you need any further help, please feel free to let me know, thank you very much!

Patrick C Posted at 2017-7-6 10:29
Natalia,

my case # is CAS-764860-H0J9N7

Thank you very much for the info, we'll keep an eye on it's process.

DJI Natalia Posted at 2017-7-7 04:08
Fine, should you need any further help, please feel free to let me know, thank you very much!

Thanks Natalia,
My case # is CAS-769770-R9W3Y6 .
I sent an email with all of the required information the day before yesterday but I haven't heard anything more since then beyond an automated acknowledgment email. If you really want to help, you could ask them to provide me with a status update.
Thanks.

hfog Posted at 2017-7-7 14:00
Thanks Natalia,
My case # is CAS-769770-R9W3Y6 .
I sent an email with all of the required information the day before yesterday but I haven't heard anything more since then beyond an automated acknowledgment email. If you really want to help, you could ask them to provide me with a status update.

It takes a little time to get it analyzed, we'll have a support to contact you with the analysis result, please wait patiently, thank you very much for your support!

Hola!!!, Pablo les escribe desde Argentina. Me paso lo mismo que les paso a ustedes. Estaba tratando de familiarizarme con mi nuevo DJI Spark, frente a mi, a pocos metros de donde lo volaba, y de pronto cayo como una piedra!!!, por suerte no se daño, pero la verdad que no lo quiero volar mas. Alguien tiene alguna respuesta oficial???. Lo estaba volando sin el celular, con 70/80% de bateria!!, Alguien se le ocurre que puede haber sido?. Saludos!!.

Hello !!!, Pablo writes from Argentina. The same thing happened to you. I was trying to familiarize myself with my new DJI Spark, in front of me, a few meters from where I was flying, and suddenly fell like a stone !!!, luckily not hurt, but I really do not want to fly more. Does anyone have an official answer ???. I was flying it without the cell phone, with 70/80% battery !!, Anyone can think that it may have been ?. Regards!!.

@Dji_Natalia My case still pending outcome. Managed to find drone. Just want to understand root cause. Thanks.  CAS-767742-T3R8W5

follow... would like to know the outcome as well..

Same thing happened to me today. Was descending and rotating in tripod mode, then it went quiet, and dropped like a rock, luckily onto long grass from about 80 feet altitude. Battery was above 35%. One prop popped off but popped back on. Started fine and was flying normal (low altitude) until I landed it.

DJI refuse to look at the issue, finally claim me the repair cost after they said that the data record was stopped suddenly, thats why no further crash data log can be found. (of course no crash log, it was power off itself before dropped on the ground)

Furthermore, the repair cost was more expensive than the refresh price even after discount. Why I had to pay and deduct 1 count of the refresh for the issue of the Spark itself ?

It was so ridiculous.....

I had the same thing happen to me today on my second flight - falling 6-8m onto a tin roof.  It landed with a thud and was upside down with red lights on all four corners. Now I am getting messages that the Gyro and Accelerometer are disconnected and I can't use it!  The macOS Assistant 2 app won't let me upload the data file because it says my mobile number is "Invalid data", I have PM'd a link to it to @DJI Natalia.

rickysuperdog Posted at 2017-7-11 20:06
DJI refuse to look at the issue, finally claim me the repair cost after they said that the data record was stopped suddenly, thats why no further crash data log can be found. (of course no crash log, it was power off itself before dropped on the ground)

Furthermore, the repair cost was more expensive than the refresh price even after discount. Why I had to pay and deduct 1 count of the refresh for the issue of the Spark itself ?

What's your case number? I will double check it for you.

orbrit Posted at 2017-7-11 19:58
Same thing happened to me today. Was descending and rotating in tripod mode, then it went quiet, and dropped like a rock, luckily onto long grass from about 80 feet altitude. Battery was above 35%. One prop popped off but popped back on. Started fine and was flying normal (low altitude) until I landed it.

Have you contacted the support to report it and provided them the data for analysis?
Sorry to hear about the accident.

Andrew Perry Posted at 2017-7-13 02:21
I had the same thing happen to me today on my second flight - falling 6-8m onto a tin roof.  It landed with a thud and was upside down with red lights on all four corners. Now I am getting messages that the Gyro and Accelerometer are disconnected and I can't use it!  The macOS Assistant 2 app won't let me upload the data file because it says my mobile number is "Invalid data", I have PM'd a link to it to @DJI Natalia.

Sorry to hear about that.
Please uninstall the Assistant 2 and download it from this link: http://www.dji.com/spark/info#downloads
Connect the drone to Mac, login your account then check again.
Besides, we do suggest you contact support to get a case number and send it in: http://www.dji.com/support/product

Feiyau.lim Posted at 2017-7-9 21:15
@Dji_Natalia My case still pending outcome. Managed to find drone. Just want to understand root cause. Thanks.  CAS-767742-T3R8W5

Sorry for the late reply, I checked your case, the e-mail support has replied you to explain it.
Please feel free to reply the e-mail for any further questions, thanks.

Pablo Semper Posted at 2017-7-9 18:49
Hola!!!, Pablo les escribe desde Argentina. Me paso lo mismo que les paso a ustedes. Estaba tratando de familiarizarme con mi nuevo DJI Spark, frente a mi, a pocos metros de donde lo volaba, y de pronto cayo como una piedra!!!, por suerte no se daño, pero la verdad que no lo quiero volar mas. Alguien tiene alguna respuesta oficial???. Lo estaba volando sin el celular, con 70/80% de bateria!!, Alguien se le ocurre que puede haber sido?. Saludos!!.

Hello !!!, Pablo writes from Argentina. The same thing happened to you. I was trying to familiarize myself with my new DJI Spark, in front of me, a few meters from where I was flying, and suddenly fell like a stone !!!, luckily not hurt, but I really do not want to fly more. Does anyone have an official answer ???. I was flying it without the cell phone, with 70/80% battery !!, Anyone can think that it may have been ?. Regards!!.

Sorry to hear about that, did you contact the support and provide them the data for analysis?