# NTSB Accident SEA02LA142
> **Kaminski RAF 2000** · 2002-08-03 · Newberg, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA142
- **Event ID:** 20020808X01356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-03
- **Location:** Newberg, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.323612, -123.053886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kaminski
- **Model:** RAF 2000
- **Registration:** N73GK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation (excessive altitude) for crosswind conditions resulting in the gyroplane's rotors contacting the ground.  Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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