# Accident 20150501006339A: Lathrop Steven A B8M, Ravenna, MI, May 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2015, 12:05 local time
- Place: Ravenna, MI
- Airport: Muskegon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1799° N, 85.9392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1799&lon=-85.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5606X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5606X-2015-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lathrop Steven A B8M (registry code 059030U, https://openairdocs.org/model/lathrop-steven-a-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LATHROP STEVEN A B8M
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150501006339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING LOW OVER FARM AREA. ROTOR BLADE MAST SEVERED BY POWERLINE CONTACT. PILOT WAS STRUCK IN FACE AND HELMET BY POWERLINES. GYROPLANE LANDED HARD NEAR ROAD INTERSECTION AND CAME TO REST IN ADJACENT DITCH. PIC'S LOW FLIGHT ALONG WITH FAILURE TO CLEAR POWERLINES RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE GYROPLANE BEING DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN15LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA235), May 1, 2015: Lathrop Steven A B8M (N5606X), Ravenna, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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