Gyrocopter B-8M UNREG
27 December 1984 · Madisonville, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 December 1984 at about 17:30 local time, a Gyrocopter B-8M registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Madisonville, Tennessee, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madisonville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5205, -84.3491
- Aircraft
- Gyrocopter B-8M
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madisonville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA068
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
STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT IN GYROCOPTER LOSS CONTROL CUSING MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM TO CONTACT THE RUDDER SYSTEM. PILOT WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THIS FLIGHT. A/C WAS NOT ASSIGNED AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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