ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237753
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 2020 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: | ELA Aviacion ELA-07 R-115 Scorpion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | EC-GF2 |
| MSN: | 02113190724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Villanueva de Gállego Airfield (LEVG) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Villanueva de Gállego Airfield (LEVG) |
| Villanueva de Gállego Airfield (LEVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The ELA-07 R-115 gyroplane, registration EC-GF2, took off at approximately 10:00 hours from runway 32 at Villanueva de Gállego Aerodrome, for a local flight with the pilot as the sole occupant on board.
The aircraft was scheduled to conduct a local recreational flight and, on its return, fly aerodrome traffic circuits to practise landings and take-offs.
The aircraft crashed during its initial climb, coming down on the extension of the runway centreline, just 30 m beyond the end of the runway. The pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed. The investigation has concluded that the accident was caused by a deceleration of the rotor, which resulted in the loss of lift and subsequent descent of the aircraft, with insufficient altitude to recover the rotor speed before the impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2020/07/09/fallece-hombre-accidente-avioneta-zaragoza/00031594290983359217721.htm
https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza/2020/07/09/muere-el-ocupante-de-una-aeronave-al-estrellarse-en-el-aerodromo-de-villanueva-de-gallego-1385058.html
https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2020-07-09/muere-piloto-accidnete-avion-zaragoza_2675227/
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/545f39f5e4b0e58fabd46c6f/1416782508041-NWYINJY3SSI00XZQCF89/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kDBMEP7I0o7vNUpyB38DwBkUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYy7Mythp_T-mtop-vrsUOmeInPi9iDjx9w8K4ZfjXt2dh7WquizvPmfgQL2Jn8YRBjefnVILyc2zPAgokxQ5IeAm7cT0R_dexc_UL_zbpz6JQ/giroafrica+girodynamics+tarifa-kite-obsession+ela-aviacion+take+off+bye+bye?format=500w (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2020 14:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2020 15:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2020 10:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-May-2023 20:32 | harro | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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