# Accident 20140717012799A: Gremminger Greg MAGNI M-16, Cape Girardeau, MO, July 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3058° N, 89.5181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3058&lon=-89.5181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216MG-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gremminger Greg MAGNI M-16 (registry code 05612I8, https://openairdocs.org/model/gremminger-greg-magni-m-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREMMINGER GREG MAGNI M-16
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 10 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140717012799A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 HOURS LOCAL TIME, PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING GYROPLANE N216MG AT APPROXIMATELY 30-50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL 3 MILES NORTH OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.   THE PILOT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND WAS WAVING AT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AS THE GYROPLANE IMPACTED POWER LINES.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 CEN14CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA382), Jul 17, 2014: Gremminger Greg Magni M 16 (N216MG), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering which led to a collision with power lines.

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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