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| Date: | Friday 29 October 2021 |
| Time: | c. 18:15 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro Europe MTOsport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | CX-BXT |
| MSN: | MO1339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Espinas airfield, Maldonado, Piriapolis -
 Uruguay
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Espinas airfield, Maldonado, Piriapolis |
| Las Espinas airfield, Maldonado, Piriapolis | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The planned flight was to be conducted as part of the pilot's training, with the pilot flying as the sole occupant of the aircraft. The planned route, under VFR rules, was over the areas of Punta Negra, Punta Colorada, Piriápolis Port, Playa Verde, and then return. This flight was delayed by air traffic in the area, in accordance with instructions from the SULS control tower. The take-off was initiated with a tailwind and a right wind.
During the take-off run the aircraft drifted to its left until it impacted with the wire fence at the edge of the field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAIA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2021 19:48 | poxipol | Added |
| 03-Nov-2021 08:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 18:18 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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