Date:	Friday 7 August 2009
Time:	19:44 LT
Type:	AutoGyro MT 03
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	D-MTUK
MSN:	D04 G09
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Eddigehausen near Göttingen (Niedersachsen) -   Germany
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Northeim (EDVN)
Destination airport:	Northeim (EDVN)
Investigating agency:	BFU
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The gyrocopter, an Autogyro MT-03, later modified to a MTOSport, departed Northeim airfield at c. 19:32 for a scenic flight. After circling the nearby Plesse castle ruin, located at a hill top, in low altitude, the airplane hit the top of a high tree and crashed into the forested area. The 56-year old pilot and his 50-year old passenger were killed.

Preliminary investigations by the German air accident investigation board (BFU) revealed that the gyrocopter was overloaded by 54 kgs and top-heavy. Additionally the pilot was possibly dazzled by the low-standing sun at the time of the accident. There was no indication of a technical failure.

http://www1.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/gyrocopter102.html
http://www.hna.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/sonne-blendete-piloten-585031.html (photo)
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223968/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2009/Bulletin2009-08,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bulletin2009-08.pdf (BFU preliminary report, in German)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
08-Aug-2009 11:39	Bleiente	Added
08-Aug-2009 11:44	harro	Updated
17-Mar-2010 06:52	JahnHo	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 11:11	Uli Elch	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]