# Accident 20000414006189A: Air & Space America 18A, Lakeland, FL, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905AS-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air & Space America 18A (registry code 0440104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414006189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD MADE TWO TRIPS AROUND PATTERN, ON 3RD TRIP. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, THE GYROPLANE CONTINUED THE TURN, BANK, AND DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE GYROPLANE REVEALED NO APPARANT CONTROL SYSTEM OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION. PILOT EXPIRED ON APRIL;23 FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN CRASH. DURING AUTOPSY ON PILOT, IT WAS DISCOVERED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD A HEART PACE-MAKER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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