# Accident 20201212017549A: Anthony Mattioli AR-1, San Meto, FL, December 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2020, 15:11 local time
- Place: San Meto, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5893° N, 81.5699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5893&lon=-81.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11TG-2023-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anthony Mattioli AR-1 (registry code 05639CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/anthony-mattioli-ar-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANTHONY MATTIOLI AR-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201212017549A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 12, 2020, ABOUT 1525 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AMERICAN RANGER-1 GYROPLANE, N11TG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SAN MATEO, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY  ADS-B DATA, THE GYROPLANE DEPARTED DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 1350. THE PILOT PERFORMED TWO CIRCUITS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BEFORE DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AROUND 1400. AFTER DEPARTING THE AREA, THE PILOT MANEUVERED NORTH OF THE DED FOR THE

REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND THE GYROPLANE REMAINED BELOW 1,200 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). AT 1523:23, THE ADS-B DATA ENDED ABOUT 1 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. FOR THE FINAL

TWO MINUTES OF THE DATA, THE GYROPLANE FLEW BETWEEN 950 FT MSL AND 725 FT MSL.

THE GYROPLANE CAME TO REST IN A DENSELY WOODED AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

THE GYROPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA071), Dec 12, 2020: Anthony Mattioli AR-1 (N11TG), San Mateo, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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