ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134666
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 2001 |
| Time: | 13:41 |
| Type: | Bandit |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8057T |
| MSN: | 108 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 186 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marysville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marysville, CA (MYV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental gyrocopter dropped back to the runway and caught fire following a loss of engine power during takeoff. The gyrocopter made a nose high takeoff. About 50 to 100 feet in the air, the engine sputtered and the gyrocopter fell straight back down to the runway. It burst into flames, and the pilot extricated himself from the wreckage. He fled the runway, on his own power with his clothes on fire, to a truck where medical personnel provided treatment. The gyrocopter had tapered fuel tanks that narrowed at the bottom. Fuel lines at the bottom of the tank went from the leading and trailing edge of the tank to the engine. The pilot used two plastic gas cans to fuel the gyrocopter. About 1/2 gallon of fuel remained in each can, and investigators discovered water in each can. The gas had been in the fuel cans when the pilot arrived at the airport. A third can that was full of fuel also had water in it.
Probable Cause: The pilot performed an inadequate preflight inspection resulting in a loss of engine power at a low altitude because of water contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010508X00905&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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