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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2017 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | Guangxi Tianyuan Shengmingrui Agriculture Technologies |
| Registration: | Unregistered |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
A gyroplane pilot applying for job at Guangxi Tianyuan Shengmingrui Agriculture Technologies Company (GTSAT) conducted trial flights without approval from local authorities. The gyroplane, an AutoGyro MTOSport, was only recently imported to China by GTSAT and had not yet received an airworthiness certificate. The gyroplane crashed into a tree after landing. It was substantially damaged, and the pilot was injured and hospitalized.
Sources:
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1580333551738398011&wfr=spider&for=pc
https://susong.tianyancha.com/1e4da45f78bd42b19f6d4f23d7899c0c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2023 13:41 | RDV | Added |
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