# Accident 20170916024449A: September 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2017, 08:53 local time
- Airport: El Mirage Dry Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916024449A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER WAS FIRST OBSERVED BY FRIENDS AS ROTATING OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE PILOT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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