# NTSB Accident ANC02FA064
> **DENZER RAF 2000** · 2002-06-29 · PALMER, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA064
- **Event ID:** 20020712X01113
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-29
- **Location:** PALMER, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.594722, -149.088882
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DENZER
- **Model:** RAF 2000
- **Registration:** N435PR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt liftoff during takeoff, and his failure to correct a pilot-induced-oscillation during takeoff initial climb which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the tail mounted rudder, and an in-flight loss of control.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in a gyroplane.

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