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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · SPARROWHAWK · Hondo, TX · May 14, 2005

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Date
May 14, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place
Hondo, TX
Airport
Hondo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8023Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA120
Reported as
Sparrowhawk
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total700 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N8023YRegistered now · Mayfield James P SPARROWHAWKS/N 2003003 · Built 2004Airframe modelMayfield James P SPARROWHAWKEngine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 14, 2005, a sparrow hawk gyrocopter, was involved in an accident at the Hondo Municipal Airport. The pre-rotator cable jammed during rotation causing loss of control resulting in the crash. The aircraft sustained substantial damage as a result of the malfunction. The pilot was interviewed and no further action will be taken at this time. There was no post fire and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 14, 2005, A SPARROW HAWK GYROCOPTER, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE HONDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PRE-ROTATOR CABLE JAMMED DURING ROTATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE AND NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHondo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocraft during takeoff. A contributing factor was the failure of the pre-rotator cable.May 14, 2005 · Substantial damage