# Accident 20040312016899A: Amtr 2#2, Bunnell, FL, March 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4672° N, 81.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4672&lon=-81.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69EP-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ortmayer W R/Parson W H 2#2 (registry code 05628UY, https://openairdocs.org/model/ortmayer-w-r-parson-w-h-2-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 2#2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 1,212 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040312016899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12TH, 2004 AT 1830 HRS EST, AN EXPERIMENTAL GYROPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER AN EXEMPTION FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, AND DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ONE OF THE TWO ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE HUB BAR. THE GYROPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE CFI RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE NON RATED STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. AN FAA ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE HUB BAR WINGLET AND ROTOR BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HUB BAR DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE HUB BAR WINGLET RETAINING BOLT HEAD, PN (AN12-34A). THE BOLT STILL IN THE HUB BAR WINGLET AND THE BOLT HEAD WERE RECOVERED AND SENT TO THE NTSB MATERIALS LAB, WASHINGTON DC FOR EXAMINATION, ON 3-17-04.

## 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 MIA04LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA058), Mar 12, 2004: Ortmayer/Parson none (N69EP), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The owner/pilot mechanic's failure to comply with a manufacture notice to replace the rotor blades and hub bar assembly, resulting in a failure of the hub bar to hub bar wing attaching bolt and…

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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