Garner GARNER FALCON N6194Y

Summary

On 9 September 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Garner GARNER FALCON registered N6194Y was involved in an accident near Newton, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2006 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newton, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.6797, -93.0250

Aircraft

Garner GARNER FALCON

Registration

N6194Y

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06LA258

1 person died.

An inflight collision with terrain during an unknown phase of flight. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The experimental amateur-built gyrocopter was destroyed on impact with terrain near a private airstrip. A ground fire occurred. A witness stated, "I was out checking our freshly cut hay. I heard [the pilot's] gyrocopter's engine at a normal idle speed. I often heard the gyrocopter when [the pilot] was working on it. Suddenly the rpm's revved up real high and shut off approximately 2-3 seconds later, I heard an explosion. Unfortunately, at that time, I just assumed that the engine backfired." The pilot was not a certificated pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.