Galloway B-8M N991PG
21 May 1985 · Milledgeville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Galloway B-8M registered N991PG was involved in an accident near Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milledgeville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baldwin Co. (MLJ)
- Coordinates
- 33.0803, -83.2291
- Aircraft
- Galloway B-8M
- Registration
- N991PG
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT STATED THAT THE GYROPLANE WAS BLOW OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY BY A GUST OF WIND DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE ACFT TRAVELED INTO A GRASS AREA AND NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PLT DID NOT HAVE A SOLO ENDORSEMENT AND HAD ONLY TWO HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN A GYROCOPTER WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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