Hitchcock JH-1 N58EE
2 December 1988 · Petaluma, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1988 at about 20:16 local time, a Hitchcock JH-1 registered N58EE was involved in an accident near Petaluma, California, 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 20:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Petaluma (069)
- Coordinates
- 38.2097, -122.7598
- Aircraft
- Hitchcock JH-1
- Registration
- N58EE
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DVD01
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
PLT WAS ON INITIAL FLT IN NEWLY-BUILT GYROCOPTER. AFTER TAKEOFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 100 FEET THEN TO NOSE OVER UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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