ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178507
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 2015 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  RAF 2000 GT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N315LK |
| MSN: | 6456 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 197 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EJ 2.2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Humbolt County, NE of Humbolt, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Humboldt, IA (0K7) |
| Humboldt, IA (0K7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot and passenger were on a local flight in the gyroplane. The passenger reported that, after about 30 minutes of flight, the pilot made a low-altitude pass over the passenger’s home. The gyroplane started to descend below the tallest trees on the property at a low-power setting, and as it approached the ground, the pilot rapidly increased engine power, likely to stop the descent. The gyroplane subsequently banked right and impacted a tree in the passenger’s front yard. Postaccident examination of the gyroplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact failures, and no evidence was found indicating that the rotor blades struck the rudder or propeller blades.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of gyroplane control while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=315LK
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2015 20:44 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Aug-2016 20:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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