Christopher D Brown GYROPLANE N46Z

Summary

On 26 July 1985 at about 15:30 local time, a Christopher D Brown GYROPLANE registered N46Z was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 July 1985 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Oshkosh (OSH)

Coordinates

44.0598, -88.5407

Aircraft

Christopher D Brown GYROPLANE

Registration

N46Z

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FA315

1 person was seriously injured.

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 PILOT WAS PRACTICING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS, ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE TURNED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND, AT THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RUNWAY, HE IMPACTED WITH THE TERRAIN. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE GYROPLANE MAKING STEEP TURNS AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND IT HAD JUST ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN, DOWNWIND AT A 45 DEGREE NOSEDOWN ANGLE, WHEN THE GYROPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.