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Aviation accident CHI98LA176
MINR · WATERS VORTEX · 1998-05-27 · MONROE, WI, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CHI98LA176- Event ID
20001211X10028- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1998-05-27
- Location
- MONROE, WI, USA
- Coordinates
- 42.589763, -89.639015
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- WATERS
- Model
- VORTEX
- Registration
- N1025Y
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain on which the gyrocopter touched down.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown