# Accident 19940602013389A: Amtr MARCHETTI263, Moriches, NY, June 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1994, 00:00 local time
- Place: Moriches, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8104° N, 72.7602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8104&lon=-72.7602&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)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARCHETTI263
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013389A

## Narrative

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

(.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....'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA085), Jun 2, 1994: Pecchio Marchetti 263MP (N263MP), East Moriches, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and a subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N263MP (1)

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

- [Incident 19930913046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913046679I), Sep 13, 1993: N263MP, East Moriches, NY, Minor damage. Practing runs over runway. Wind gust caught helicopter, lifted it higher. Rapid descent. Rotor blades hit tail.

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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