# Accident 20191208021279A: Ortiz-Rivera Luis Ramon PARSONS TWO PLACE #1, Naguabo, PR, December 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Naguabo, PR
- Airport: Jose Aponte De La Torre Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2408° N, 65.6969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2408&lon=-65.6969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N446PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N446PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ortiz-Rivera Luis Ramon PARSONS TWO PLACE #1 (registry code 05630XF, https://openairdocs.org/model/ortiz-rivera-luis-ramon-parsons-two-place-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORTIZ-RIVERA LUIS RAMON PARSONS TWO PLACE #1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191208021279A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER N446PS DEPARTED FROM JOSÉ APONTE DE LA TORRE AIRPORT, CEIBA, P.R. (RVR) RUNWAY 7, AT 1:51PM LOCAL TIME, HEADING WEST AT 2,000FT, CRUISING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. 8 TO 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PIC FELT A VIBRATION AND AN ABNORMAL DRAG. PIC IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. AS THE PIC WAS REDUCING POWER, HE FELT THE ENGINE PROP CHOP THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLES. AT THAT POINT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE RUDDER DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GYROCOPTER STARTED SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO MINIMIZE THE TORQUE AND DESCENDED STRAIGHT DOWN AROUND 20-25 MPH UNTIL CRASH-LANDING NEXT TO A TREE. IN THE PROCESS, THE MAIN BLADES HIT THE TREE FLIPPING THE GYROCOPTER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. PIC SUFFERED 2 BROKEN VERTEBRATE DISCS AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA051), Dec 8, 2019: Parsons Two Place #1 (N446PS), Naguabo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the rudder attachment bolt, which resulted in the rudder’s subsequent inflight separation from the fuselage.

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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