ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122092
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 May 2011 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Rotor Flight Dominator |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N103EB |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | Subaru EA 81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Highway 77 and Walnut Street, Blue Springs, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blue Springs, NE |
| Blue Springs, NE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported seeing the gyrocopter depart from a private airstrip. Shortly after the gyrocopter was airborne, it struck a telephone line, descended and impacted the road. A postimpact fire ensued and the gyrocopter sustained substantial damage during the impact with the road and the postimpact fire. A postaccident examination of the gyrocopter, engine, and its systems revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2011 04:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-May-2011 05:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 07:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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