# Accident 20211202020369A: Russell W Dyer VORTEX, Lakeport, CA, December 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2021, 11:12 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0270° N, 122.9072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0270&lon=-122.9072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425RD-2022-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell W Dyer VORTEX (registry code 05636GL, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-w-dyer-vortex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582 (registry code 55551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUSSELL W DYER VORTEX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211202020369A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 2, 2021, A VORTEX GYROPLANE REGISTRATION NUMBER N425RD WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LOCATED IN A MARSHY AREA APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF LAKEPORT, CA.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE RESPONDED.

THE PILOT'S AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY REPORTS ARE PENDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AT THIS TIME.

THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 WPR22FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA053), Dec 2, 2021: Russell W Dyer Vortex (N425RD), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control for reasons that could not be determined and the delayed remedial action to recover from the power pushover event.

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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