26.1223° N, 80.1434° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 14, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N666CZ
Reported as
Amtrac ELITE532
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Uncertified gyrocopter making high speed taxi test on unfinished road lost control and tumbled.
As the FAA filed it
UNCERTIFIED GYROCOPTER MAKING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST ON UNFINISHED ROAD LOST CONTROL AND TUMBLED.