Recreational / Hobbyist UAS pilot reported a lost link which resulted in the UAS flying away and crashing into a tree.
Synopsis
Recreational / Hobbyist UAS pilot reported a lost link which resulted in the UAS flying away and crashing into a tree.
Narrative
I'm in Location A. I live in the middle of class D airspace with an executive airport right down the road. I was just up flying my DJI Avata out my back door; flying Line of Sight (LOS) just to run down a couple batteries so that I could put the drone up. I received Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) for a few hours today and I am cleared for 100 ft. Was only up less than a minute and was at 30m when the Avata started drifting and shot straight back into a wooded conservation area that backs up to my back yard. I had absolutely no control over the Avata in just a split second; shot back into the woods and I lost it. I put on the [First Person View] goggles to see what was going on with it and apparently it hit a random tree and is down somewhere around the middle of the wooded area. All I could see through the goggles was the ground; a log; and some plants where it has stopped. This wooded area (Swamp) will be impossible for me to try to get in and find it. The Avata shut down within a minute as it said it was overheated so I can't use a 'find my drone' to get it either. Do I need to now file a report with the NTSB since I lost radio (TX) control between the drone and myself? No injuries or damage to anything other that the loss of the drone.
NASA callback
Reporter indicated they sent information to DJI. DJI didn't advise the reporter what the issue was but did send a replacement UAS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.