19870519014179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airspc 18AAIRSPC · Paducah, KY · May 19, 1987

Date
May 19, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Airport
Farrington
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6154S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87DLQ03
Reported as
Airspc 18AAIRSPC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total

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.

The pilot lost control of the gyroplane after takeoff. Rudder control system was found connected backwards.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE GYROPLANE AFTER TAKEOFF. RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FOUND CONNECTED BACKWARDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.