Airscout L001 N2992
10 October 1973 · Tracy, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 October 1973 at about 13:40 local time, a Airscout L001 registered N2992 was involved in an accident during in flight near Tracy, California, 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 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tracy, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tracy Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airscout L001
- Registration
- N2992
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3043
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
PLT TIME ESTD.VW ENGINE.ROTOR BLADES HIT RUDDER ASSY DURING PORPOISING MANEUVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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