40.6552° N, 81.6346° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmot, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 3, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Wilmot, OH
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Home-built gyrocopter struck a powerline during landing attempt. The left rear wheel/strut assembly came into contact with the powerline, snapping the wire. The gyrocopter then went inverted into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) HOME-BUILT GYROCOPTER STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING LANDING ATTEMPT. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL/STRUT ASSEMBLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE POWERLINE, SNAPPING THE WIRE. THE GYROCOPTER THEN WENT INVERTED INTO THE GROUND.