ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367311
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Date: | Monday 12 March 1990 |
Time: | 17:30 LT |
Type: | Air & Space 18A |
Owner/operator: | Ates, Joyce |
Registration: | N6158S |
MSN: | 18-69 |
Total airframe hrs: | 379 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Brandon, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (X18) |
Destination airport: | (X181) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE GYROPLANE PILOT HAD JUST MADE A JUMP TAKEOFF & HAD ONLY 20 KTS, WHEN SHE SAW WIRES AHEAD. SHE INITIATED A STEEP TURN AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND THE GYROPLANE LOST ALTITUDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT TOUCHED DOWN ON UNEVEN TERRAIN & ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: WIRE(S) NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA90LA087 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA087
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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