# NTSB Accident ERA17FA339
> **HICKOX ANDY ANDYS GYROPLANE** · 2017-09-28 · Umatilla, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA339
- **Event ID:** 20170928X24350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-28
- **Location:** Umatilla, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.907777, -81.63639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HICKOX ANDY
- **Model:** ANDYS GYROPLANE
- **Registration:** N152AH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper response to a total loss of engine power, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the rudder and vertical stabilizer, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent. The loss of engine power was due to the separation of the electrical connector to the coil of the crank triggered ignition system.

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