Gyroplane M-2 N4772S
13 October 1968 · Chuluota, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 October 1968 at about 08:45 local time, a Gyroplane M-2 registered N4772S was involved in an accident during in flight near Chuluota, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chuluota, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Seminole
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gyroplane M-2
- Registration
- N4772S
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4526
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
METAL SPAR INSERT FAILED THROUGH THE OUTBOARD ATTACH BOLT HOLE AT ROTOR HEAD ATTACHMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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