SERS · Marchetti AVENGER GRYO PLANE · 1998-07-24 · MENTONE, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI98LA277
Event ID
20001211X10526
Type
Accident
Date
1998-07-24
Location
MENTONE, IN, USA
Coordinates
41.169685, -86.030006
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Marchetti
Model
AVENGER GRYO PLANE
Registration
N2223A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's lack of familiarity with the gyroplane's performance, and his improper in-flight decision to reduce engine power to idle which aggravated the gyroplane's nose down pitch and exceeded the gyroplane's back stick authority.