ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 120913
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| Date: | Monday 30 March 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Pitcairn YG-2 (PA-33) Autogiro |
| Owner/operator: | NACA |
| Registration: | NACA 88 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi SE of Langley Field, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The first successful bail-out from a rotary-winged aircraft.
On March 30, 1936, pilot William McAvoy and engineer John Wheatley abandoned their Pitcairn YG-2 Autogiro when the rotor failed.
The Autogiro “NACA 88″ crashed and burned in the Back River, but both men parachuted to safety.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://stephenesherman.com/pitcairn-model-pa-33/
Images:
NASA Langley Research Center - Multimedia Repository
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2011 13:57 | penguin832 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2011 13:58 | Anon. | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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