# NTSB Accident SEA89LA146
> **ABBOTT GYROPLANE** · 1989-07-30 · NEWPORT, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA89LA146
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28991
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-30
- **Location:** NEWPORT, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.150527, -117.240478
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ABBOTT
- **Model:** GYROPLANE
- **Registration:** N14HS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

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