ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387474
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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 2000 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bensen B8M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | GE-3 |
| Engine model: | Subaru UNKNOWN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Macedon, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot had recently purchased the unregistered homebuilt gyrocopter, and was training himself how to fly. At first, the pilot made several low-altitude 'hops' down an airstrip, which built his confidence to make a full go-around of the airstrip. The pilot departed into the wind and climbed to an altitude of 30 feet before he turned to the left. Once he completed the left turn, the gyrocopter began to lose lift and descended over parked farm equipment. About 10-feet above the ground, the main rotor blades contacted a hay wagon, which sheared the main rotor and mast from the gyrocopter. The gyrocopter then came to rest inverted about 30-feet away from the hay wagon. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if he had been properly trained and was better educated about FAA regulations. There were no mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of total flight experience and familiarity with the gyrocopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD00LA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2024 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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