Incident AutoGyro MTOSport Unregistered,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347094
 
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Date:Friday 29 September 2017
Time:c. 11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
AutoGyro MTOSport
Owner/operator:Guangxi Tianyuan Shengmingrui Agriculture Technologies
Registration: Unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A gyroplane pilot applying for job at Guangxi Tianyuan Shengmingrui Agriculture Technologies Company (GTSAT) conducted trial flights without approval from local authorities. The gyroplane, an AutoGyro MTOSport, was only recently imported to China by GTSAT and had not yet received an airworthiness certificate. The gyroplane crashed into a tree after landing. It was substantially damaged, and the pilot was injured and hospitalized.

Sources:

https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1580333551738398011&wfr=spider&for=pc
https://susong.tianyancha.com/1e4da45f78bd42b19f6d4f23d7899c0c

Revision history:

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