ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346390
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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 2023 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: | Gyro Technic GT-VX2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N557LJ |
| MSN: | VX2-002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Peter, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Le Sueur Municipal Airport, MN (12Y) |
| Mankato Municipal Airport, MN (MKT/KMKT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 8, 2023, about 1640 central daylight time, an experimental Gyro Technic GT-VX2 gyroplane, N557LJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Saint Peter, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The gyroplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot departed from Mankato Regional Airport (MKT), Mankato, Minnesota, about 1400 as a flight of two gyroplanes. After the departure from MKT, the two gyroplanes continued to Le Sueur Municipal Airport (12Y), Le Sueur, Minnesota, and completed multiple landings in the traffic pattern. The second pilot reported that after leaving 12Y, the two gyroplanes followed a river valley at low level. As the flight of two approached a bridge, the second pilot climbed his gyroplane, and the accident pilot remained at a lower altitude after passing over the bridge. The second pilot noticed “flashing” below him and observed the accident gyroplane splash into the river.
A witness reported observing the accident gyroplane fly directly into powerlines, flip upside down, and fall inverted into the river.
The gyroplane wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for future examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.keyc.com/2023/10/09/update-pilot-dies-following-gyrocopter-crash-minnesota-river-near-st-peter/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/prior-lake-pilot-killed-after-crashing-gyrocopter-in-southern-minnesota/#lnjk4kdgb1j8bscnx9h
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/pilot-dies-after-crashing-gyrocopter-into-the-minnesota-river
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=557LJ
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/776/001776840.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2023 19:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Oct-2023 05:45 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 16-Oct-2023 06:37 | Anon. | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 20:16 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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