# Accident 20071006023779A: Amtr MADMAXIISPEC, Blacksburg, VA, October 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2007, 13:22 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2156° N, 80.3911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2156&lon=-80.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26VT-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pelt Ranson J JR MAD MAX II SPECIAL (registry code 05610ZI, https://openairdocs.org/model/pelt-ranson-j-jr-mad-max-ii-special) (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: AMTR MADMAXIISPEC
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006023779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2007, A TWO PLACE MAD MAX II EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT GYROCOPTER MADE SEVERAL FLIGHTS FROM VIRGINIA TECH MONTGOMERY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BCB) IN BLACKSBURG, VA. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE INTENDING PLEASURE FLIGHTS TO AND AROUND THE MCCOY, VIRGINIA AREA. AT SOME POINT BETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE PASSENGER MADE AT LEAST TWO CALLS, ONE TO A RELATIVE AND ONE TO A FRIEND. DURING THE CALLS, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THE GYROCOPTER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS LIFTING PROPERLY AND THAT THE PILOT WAS GOING TO CHECK THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION "ENGINE OUT," "ENGINE OUT," ON THE BCB UNICOM FREQUENCY 123.05. AT 1322E, THE GYROCOPTER CRASHED IN THE BACKYARD OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WITNESSES RESPONDED AND HELPED FREE THE PILOT FROM THE BURNING WRECKAGE. LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND AREA RESIDENTS RESPONDED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WHERE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED.

## 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 NYC08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA005), Oct 6, 2007: Pelt Mad Max II Special (N26VT), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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