# Accident 20001021041099A: Hallett Thomas E HALLETT-1, Rainier, WA, October 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rainier, WA
- Airport: Flying B Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8705° N, 122.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8705&lon=-122.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8331H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8331H-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hallett Thomas E HALLETT-1 (registry code 05625KJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hallett-thomas-e-hallett-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021041099A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT DEPARTED FLYING B AIRPORT, AT YELM, WASHINGTON, AND STRUCK A POWER LINE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT TOLD NTSB PERSONNEL THAT HE "LOST POWER" AND LANDED THE GYROCOPTER ONTO A ROAD, BUT INADVERTENTLY STRUCK POWER LINES.  NTSB INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT FOUND ANY CAUSED FOR A LOSS OF POWER AND BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT TO BE OPERATIONAL IN NATURE.  NTSB INVESTIGATORS WERE PROVIDED FROM THE PILOT A VIDEO TAPE OF THE ACCIDENT AND STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE PERFORMING THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.  DUE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL STATUS OF THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT IS NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD A GYROCOPTER/ROTORCRAFT RATING.

## 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 SEA01LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA009), Oct 21, 2000: Hallett HALLETT-1 (N8331H), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when it became questionable as to whether the aircraft would be able to clear an object just off the departure end of the runway, and the pilot's failure to…

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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