ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38991
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Date: | Sunday 4 July 1993 |
Time: | 15:34 LT |
Type: | Ken Brock KB-2 |
Owner/operator: | John Wernega |
Registration: | N6606B |
MSN: | |
Engine model: | UNKNOWN |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mount Holly, NJ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (7MY) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PILOT WITNESSES OBSERVED THE GYROPLANE TAKE OFF, FLY A CIRCUIT AROUND THE AIRPORT, AND THEN PERFORM A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. IT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO CLIMB UP TO ABOUT 200 FT, THEN ABRUPTLY LEVEL OFF. THE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE RUDDER, AND THE GYROPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE GYROPLANE'S FLIGHT CONTROLS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO93LA106 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA106
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Apr-2024 12:49 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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