3 fatal · VANEK SPORT COPTER · 1999-07-24 · SCAPPOOSE, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA99LA129
Event ID
20001212X19383
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-24
Location
SCAPPOOSE, OR, USA
Coordinates
45.800697, -122.969291
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
VANEK
Model
SPORT COPTER
Registration
N61887
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the ultralight operator to see and avoid the landing gyroplane, and the gyroplane pilot's inability to see the departing ultralight vehicle.