Heibel AIR COMMAND 532 N7015C

Summary

On 21 September 1988 at about 21:40 local time, a Heibel AIR COMMAND 532 registered N7015C, operated by Robert M. Heibel, was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 September 1988 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Blackhawk Field (52C)

Coordinates

43.0804, -89.2007

Aircraft

Heibel AIR COMMAND 532

Registration

N7015C

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Heibel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88DEP13

1 person died.

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THIS AMATEUR BUILT GYROCOPTER EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR STRIKE TO THE RUDDER AND PROPELLER. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO HAD A TOTAL OF EIGHT HOURS FLIGHT TIME, ALL IN THIS AIRCRAFT, WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS DUAL CONTROL GYROCOPTER. HE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES DURING THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP AND IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT MANUAL INDICATES 'THE PILOT MUST HAVE AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF SOLO FLIGHT TIME LOGGED IN A COMMANDER GYROPLANE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FLY THE 532 COMMANDER DUAL SEAT GYROPLANE...'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.