# Accident 20020316021809A: Amtr GYROKOPPTER, Citra, FL, March 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2002, 12:45 local time
- Place: Citra, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3750° N, 82.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3750&lon=-82.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6158F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6158F-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kopp Robert E GYRO-KOPP-TER (registry code 05623BV, https://openairdocs.org/model/kopp-robert-e-gyro-kopp-ter) (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 GYROKOPPTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020316021809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 EST, A GYRO-KOPP-TER MOSQUITO HAWK, N1658K, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. ROBERT L. ENGLE CRASHED INTO THE TREES LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 18 AT THE PATCH OF BLUE AIRPORT NEAR CITRA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT, MR. ROBERT L. ENGLE HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF57501. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PATCH OF BLUE AIRPORT ON MARCH 16, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1243EST.

## 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 ATL02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA064), Mar 16, 2002: Kopp Robert E GYRO-KOPP-TER (N6158F), Citra, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain flight control, followed by a subsequent collision with the terrain.

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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