# Incident 19930913046679I: Pecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MP, East Moriches, NY, September 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaro Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8279° N, 72.7487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Spadaro Airport (1N2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8279&lon=-72.7487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263MP-2013-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MP (registry code 05623JG, https://openairdocs.org/model/pecchio-martin-l-marchetti-263mp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 20 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913046679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRACTING RUNS OVER RUNWAY. WIND GUST CAUGHT HELICOPTER, LIFTED IT HIGHER. RAPID DESCENT. ROTOR BLADES HIT TAIL.

## Other reports on N263MP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940602013389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013389A), Jun 2, 1994: Amtr MARCHETTI263 (N263MP), Moriches, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)An eye-witness located about one mile from the accident site, saw the gyrocopter enter a left turn and descending spiral. The witness lost sight of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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