ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243721
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 2020 |
| Time: | c. 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  American Autogyro Sparrowhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40380 |
| MSN: | 114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 566 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru 2.5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waties Island, Horry County, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Loris, SC (SC21) |
| North Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the gyrocopter reported that he departed with full fuel tanks for a local flight. While flying along a coastline, the engine lost power, and the pilot navigated to complete a forced landing on a beach. During the landing rollout, the nose wheel dug into soft sand and the gyrocopter rolled over onto its left side, which resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor and empennage. Postaccident examination of the gyrocopter’s engine revealed that a rubber fuel supply line was ruptured. Given this information, it is likely that the fuel leak starved the engine of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power
The gyrocopter came to the rest on its side, sustaining substantial damage, and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
According the FAA files N40380 was cancelled on March 8th, 2018.
Probable Cause and Findings
A ruptured fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/horry_county/small-helicopter-crashes-on-waties-island-in-north-myrtle-beach/article_f8895680-08f7-11eb-ba0e-03e8b61cbf28.html
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/10/07/crews-respond-helicopter-down-waties-island-near-north-myrtle-beach/
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:07-OCT-20,NORTH%20MYRTLE%20BEACH,N40380
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=40380
http://www.steenaero.com/Files/ProjectLog/projectlog_00164_04790_main____snf_2007-04-22_sun_0043_800x600.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2020 03:41 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Oct-2020 05:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2020 06:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Oct-2020 15:51 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2020 17:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2020 21:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2021 19:03 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 20-Jul-2021 19:11 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
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