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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 2020 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Magni M24 Plus |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N327JD |
| MSN: | 24192176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 915iS3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boire Field Airport (ASH/KASH), Nashua, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nashua-Boire Field, NH (ASH/KASH) |
| Nashua-Boire Field, NH (ASH/KASH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a witness, the gyroplane used more runway than typical to become airborne before it began to drift toward the left edge of the runway. About halfway down the runway, the gyroplane departed the runway, bounced over a taxiway, porpoised, and came to rest inverted. The witness stated that he saw no indication that the pilot had attempted to slow down or correct the left deviation from centerline. After the accident, a medical evaluation identified that the pilot had experienced a cerebral infarction (stroke). Symptoms often develop suddenly and can include numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg; confusion; difficulty speaking; trouble seeing; severe headache; and loss of coordination. It is likely that the pilot was incapacitated by the stroke during the takeoff roll.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation during the takeoff roll due to a stroke.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA076
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N327JD
Location
Media:
1 Person Hurt In Helicopter Crash At Nashua Airporthttps://t.co/VezM9DTme6 pic.twitter.com/24bcPj6kM0
— WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) January 15, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2020 21:23 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 15-Jan-2020 21:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-Jan-2020 03:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 16-Jan-2020 14:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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