# Accident 20120907019749A: Korrison Tom SPARROW HAWK, Spanish Fork, UT, September 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2012, 11:45 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1414° N, 111.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1414&lon=-111.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51140, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51140-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Korrison Tom SPARROW HAWK (registry code 05621SM, https://openairdocs.org/model/korrison-tom-sparrow-hawk) (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: KORRISON TOM SPARROW HAWK
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 40 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120907019749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKE-OFF ROLL OF SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT TYPE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE TO ROTOR SYSTEM, FLIGHT CONTROL, AND MAJOR STRUCTURE.

## 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 WPR12CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA404), Sep 7, 2012: Korrison Tom Sparrow Hawk (N51140), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyroplane during an aborted takeoff.

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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