ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146217
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 16:45 EDT |
| Type: | Dogbee (gyro-copter, built by C. W. Bowen) |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1481 |
| C/n / msn: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Wrens Memorial Airport - 65J, Wrens, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | 65J |
| 65J |
During a steep turn to avoid powerlines, an amateur built experimental Dogbee gyro-copter (a modified Gyrobee design, built by Chritopher W. Bowen) crashed in a field and caught fire off Highway 17 near the intersection of Old Quaker Ridge Road, less than a mile from Wrens Memorial Airport - 65J, Wrens, Georgia.
The solo certified student pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-06-08/pilot-killed-gyroplane-crash-wrens-ga?v=1339222586
http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/jun/08/3/breaking-news-alert-pilot-dead-after-gyro-plane-cr-ar-3942505/
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120609X82108&key=1
http://www.deerhuntingstandplans.com/images/T-0.JPG (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2012 05:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jun-2012 08:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2012 18:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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