# Accident 20171217023249A: Halley Kft APOLLO AG-01, North Las Vegas, NV, December 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2017, 16:38 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2106° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2106&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15LU-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halley KFT APOLLO AG-1 (registry code 130087A, https://openairdocs.org/model/halley-kft-apollo-ag-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALLEY KFT APOLLO AG-01
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023249A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 2017, AT 1638 PST, A 2016 HALLEY KFT, APOLLO AG-1, GYROPLANE (N15LU), SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE PROPELLER BLADES WHILE TAXING AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT) IN NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ONBOARD DURING THE ACCIDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA18CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA086), Dec 17, 2017: Halley KFT Apollo (N15LU), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to stop the main rotor rotation before taxiing the gyroplane in gusting wind conditions, resulting in the main rotor striking the empennage.

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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