# Accident 20220730013699A: Harvey J Brock TANGO 2, Melrose, FL, July 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2022, 10:05 local time
- Place: Melrose, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7496° N, 82.0267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7496&lon=-82.0267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8680G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8680G-2023-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harvey J Brock TANGO 2 (registry code 05638MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-j-brock-tango-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARVEY J BROCK TANGO 2
- Reported engine: YAMAHA ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 77 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013699A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT "TANGO 2" GYROPLANE, DEPARTED MELROSE LANDING AIRPORT (FD22) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 LOCAL TIME, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A VERTICAL DESCENT, IMPACTING IN A PASTURE 7.22 MILES NORTHWEST OF FD22.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THERE WAS A POST-CRASH FIRE.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  ONE OF THE TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES WAS NOTABLY MISSING FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE LOCATION, BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED ON 8/3/2022 IN A WOODED AREA, APPROXIMATELY 312 FEET EAST NORTH-EAST FROM THE LOCATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.  THE MISSING BLADE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED ALONG A POINT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OUTSIDE THE END OF THE BLADE GRIP.

## 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 ERA22FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA344), Jul 30, 2022: Harvey J Brock Tango 2 (N8680G), Melrose, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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