Patalivo DOMINATOR UNREG

Summary

On 16 June 2001 at about 15:30 local time, a Patalivo DOMINATOR registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Laconia, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2001 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Laconia, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI)

Coordinates

43.5725, -71.4189

Aircraft

Patalivo DOMINATOR

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

Laconia → Laconia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA078

1 person died.

The non-certificated pilot's inability to maintain control of the gyrocopter after inadvertently allowing it to become airborne. A factor was the pilot's lack of flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot had recently purchased the gyrocopter; however, he had not accumulated any flight experience in it. On the day of the accident, the pilot performed several high speed taxi tests to "get a feel for the flight controls." He performed the tests on a closed runway, and during the last test, the gyrocopter inadvertently became airborne. While the pilot was attempting to land the gyrocopter, it rolled sideways and impacted trees, coming to rest on the bank of a swamp. Examination of the gyrocopter revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.