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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr MARCHETTI263 · Moriches, NY · June 2, 1994

Date: June 2, 1994 · 00:00 local
Place: Moriches, NY
Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N263MP
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO94LA085
Reported as: Amtr MARCHETTI263
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N263MPRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2013 · Pecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MPS/N 045992 Airframe modelPecchio Martin L MARCHETTI 263MP Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.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 aircraft before impact. The president of the rotorcraft association reported, '...the pilot stated...that the rotorblades on his machine beca me 'twitchy' and made the controls extremely sensitive when the gyro reached 55 mph, and therefore he did not exceed 50 mph....the pilot also stated to friends...that he had a 'hairy vibration' at times and could not figure out the source of the vibration....' The FAA inspector stated, '...the aircraft was inspected at the crash site...and although the aircraft was destroyed, no evidence of a mechanical failure could be detected....'

As the FAA filed it

(.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 AIRCRAFT BEFORE IMPACT. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROTORCRAFT ASSOCIATION REPORTED, '...THE PILOT STATED...THAT THE ROTORBLADES ON HIS MACHINE BECA ME 'TWITCHY' AND MADE THE CONTROLS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE WHEN THE GYRO REACHED 55 MPH, AND THEREFORE HE DID NOT EXCEED 50 MPH....THE PILOT ALSO STATED TO FRIENDS...THAT HE HAD A 'HAIRY VIBRATION' AT TIMES AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATION....' THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED, '...THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE CRASH SITE...AND ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE COULD BE DETECTED....'

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB BFO94LA085Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEast Moriches, NYthe loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and a subsequent collision with trees.Jun 2, 1994 · Destroyed

Other reports on N263MP · 1

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

Incident 19930913046679IHovering · East Moriches, NYPracting runs over runway. Wind gust caught helicopter, lifted it higher. Rapid descent. Rotor blades hit tail.Sep 13, 1993 · Minor damage