# Accident 20201103015579A: Jim Faist MTO SPORT, Whitewater, KS, November 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2020, 13:34 local time
- Place: Whitewater, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9343° N, 97.0695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9343&lon=-97.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455WM-2023-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jim Faist MTO SPORT (registry code 05631BX, https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-faist-mto-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIM FAIST MTO SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103015579A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 13:45 LOCAL TIME ON 11-3-2020, N455WM YEAR/MAKE- 2011 JIM FAIST, MODEL: MTO SPORT, S/N M00834, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GYROCOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AT 7800 NW TAWAKONI NEAR POTWIN, KS. THE LOCATION OF THE IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NNW OF 29KS, THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED IN A 35 ? 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AS REPORTED BY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE.

THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY 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 ANC21LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA004), Nov 3, 2020: AutoGyro MTO Sport (N455WM), Whitewater, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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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