Gyrocopter JW-1 N4280
22 October 1978 · Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 October 1978 at about 15:50 local time, a Gyrocopter JW-1 registered N4280 was involved in an accident during in flight near Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glick
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gyrocopter JW-1
- Registration
- N4280
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3501
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
M/R BLADE STRUCK TAIL.FLT LASTED APRX 10MIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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