# Accident 20050704034079A: Becker BECKER2000, Gladwin, MI, July 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2005, 18:50 local time
- Place: Gladwin, MI
- Airport: Gladwin Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9706° N, 84.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9706&lon=-84.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481KB-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Becker Kenneth A BECKER 2000 (registry code 05619GQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-kenneth-a-becker-2000) (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: BECKER BECKER2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704034079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TURNING DOWNWIND AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN THEN UP, THEN ONE ROTOR BLADE BENT UPWARDS AND AIRCRAFT DOVE DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND, BOUNCING ONCE AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CHI05LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA163), Jul 4, 2005: Becker RAF 2000 (N481KB), Gladwin, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter while in the traffic pattern. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of gyrocopter experience.

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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