# Accident 20191104020829A: Pavel Vagner TANGO2, Cedartown, GA, November 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cedartown, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0439° N, 85.1772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0439&lon=-85.1772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875FV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N875FV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pavel Vagner TANGO2 (registry code 05638UI, https://openairdocs.org/model/pavel-vagner-tango2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAVEL VAGNER TANGO2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191104020829A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2019, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT TANGO2 GYROPLANE, N875FV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FIELD NEAR CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. THE SPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM POLK COUNTY AIRPORT (4A4), CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, AROUND 1130.

ACCORDING TO A FRIEND OF THE PILOT, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT IN ORDER TO MITIGATE A VIBRATION IN THE GYROPLANE. THE FRIEND WATCHED THE PILOT ADD FUEL TO THE GYROPLANE, CHECK THE OIL, AND PERFORM PART OF THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BEFORE THE FRIEND CONTINUED WORKING ON OTHER THINGS AROUND HIS HANGAR. THEN, THE FRIEND WATCHED THE GYROPLANE TAKEOFF, FLY OUT OF SIGHT, AND NOTED NO ISSUES WITH THE GYROPLANE. HE KNEW THAT THE FLIGHT TEST WOULD LAST ABOUT 15 MINUTES, SO AFTER 30 MINUTES HAD PASSED, HE ALERTED AUTHORITIES AND WENT TO LOOK FOR THE PILOT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED LATER THAT DAY AROUND 1330.

THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A COTTON FIELD. THE GYROPLANE IMPACTED THE FIELD, AND THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED ABOUT 15 FT BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE GYROPLANE WERE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF POST IMPACT FIRE AND AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGER AT (4A4) POLK COUNTY AIRPORT FOR POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA20FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA029), Nov 4, 2019: Pavel Tango2 (N875FV), Cedartown, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the gyroplane for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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