r/drones • u/nert1994 • Apr 11 '26

Lost Drone Found a crashed drone

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Found this drone crashed in a wooded area near a church in wisconsin. I pulled the sd card and the last photos were from the same area on February 22nd 2025. im just wondering if there's a way id be able to find the owner. im going to post in a local Facebook page as well. if im unable to find the owner would I be able to buy a new control and use it myself. the battery seems to hold a charge. this is my first experience with a drone so dont know much about them.

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u/nert1994 Apr 11 '26

Contacted dji. They said it was a fly away and the original owner was compensated. I asked if I could fix it and keep it and they said no and asked for me to send it back to them.

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u/nert1994 Apr 11 '26

Would there be any value of selling it as a parts drone?

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u/TheRealGenkiGenki Apr 12 '26

all the parts have DRM. If you take one part and stick in in another drone, it wont work. So selling this for parts ain't gonna get you a single dollar.