33.2576° N, 87.5964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1984 · 14:00 local
Place
Northport, AL
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N319
Reported as
Amtr KB2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gyrocopter became airborne due to a wind gust during taxi practice on a road. Struck overhead wire before landing.
As the FAA filed it
GYROCOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE DUE TO A WIND GUST DURING TAXI PRACTICE ON A ROAD. STRUCK OVERHEAD WIRE BEFORE LANDING.