NONE · WALTER S JOHNSON III AR-1 · 2022-06-11 · Butler, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA22LA269
Event ID
20220616105269
Type
Accident
Date
2022-06-11
Location
Butler, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.776583, -79.951083
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
WALTER S JOHNSON III
Model
AR-1
Registration
N688G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to monitor rotor disk speed on takeoff, which resulted in blade flapping and the main rotor blades striking the gyroplane’s tail assembly.