ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184461
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| Date: | Friday 12 February 2016 |
| Time: | c. 16:12 |
| Type: | Vortex M912 |
| Owner/operator: | Escambia Co Sheriff's Office |
| Registration: | N911GW |
| MSN: | 169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Alco Park, Brewton, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an experimental ?Smith built Vortex M912, impacted trees and terrain while maneuvering near Alco Park in southwest Brewton, Alabama. The autogyro sustained substantial damage and the sole law enforcement pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources:
https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/sheriffs_plane_crashes_during.html
http://www.brewtonstandard.com/2016/02/12/sheriff-unharmed-when-departments-plane-goes-down/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=911GW
http://www.sportcopter.com/Gyroplanes/VortexM912/tabid/135/Default.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2016 07:17 | Geno | Added |
| 30-May-2023 07:52 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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