# Accident 20220927018919A: Kevin Allen Rehm AG-915 SPARTAN, Yankton, SD, September 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9469° N, 97.4363° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-97.4363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499AG-2023-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kevin Allen Rehm AG-915 SPARTAN (registry code 056406B, https://openairdocs.org/model/kevin-allen-rehm-ag-915-spartan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEVIN ALLEN REHM AG-915 SPARTAN
- Reported engine: ROTAX IS-3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220927018919A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, AT ABOUT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AN AIRGYRO AG915 SPARTAN GYROCOPTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE GYROCOPTER WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT YANKTON AIRPORT IN THE GYROCOPTER AND DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 31 SHORTLY BEFORE 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

A POSTIMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE COMPOSITE AIRFRAME. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 400-430 FEET. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE FLYING WEST BUT THEN MADE A QUICK TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND THEN IT WENT STRAIGHT DOWN NOSE FIRST TO THE GROUND, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY FIRE UNTIL IT HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN22FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA433), Sep 27, 2022: Airgyro AG915 (N499AG), Yankton, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control while an in-flight fire occurred, which resulted in an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/builder’s improper engine build procedures.

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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