What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 9, 2006, N6194Y an experimental amateur-built gyroplane, crashed shortly after take-off. There were no eyewitness accounts of the accident, only a neighbor who heard an explosion around 1530-1600. An interview with privacy data omitted, the pilot's privacy data omitted flight instructor, revealed that the pilot privacy data omitted had performed alterations of the rudder, horizontal stabilizer, and main rotor system. The pilot privacy data omitted was not a certificated mechanic or pilot, and received approximately 8 hours of flight instruction in a gyroplane. An interview with privacy data omitted an employee of the pilot privacy data omitted ^ revealed that the tail assembly had been modified from its original configuration by the pilot privacy data omitted. It could not be determined when the last condition inspection of the aircraft had been performed. According to witness statements, this was the pilot's privacy data omitted first attempt to fly this aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, N6194Y AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT GYROPLANE, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT, ONLY A NEIGHBOR WHO HEARD AN EXPLOSION AROUND 1530-1600. AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DAT^, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA ^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, REVEALED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD PERFORMED ALTERATIONS OF THE RUDDER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS NOT A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC OR PILOT, AND RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A GYROPLANE. AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DA^ AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHEN THE LAST CONDITION INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THIS WAS THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA ^ FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY THIS AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.