What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/10/2023, at 1127 EDT, the PIC of privacy data omitted M24 orion amateur built gyroplane, veered off runway 23 for unknown reasons while performing touch and go's at Venice Municipal Airport (vnc). The aircraft ran into a chain link fence east of runway 23, where the PIC was found in the aircraft unconscious. The PIC was on a personal flight departing from vnc earlier that day. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The PIC sustained serious injuries and was medevac’d to the hospital.
In review of the evidence surrounding this incident and information obtained from investigative law enforcement personnel and the privacy data omitted, the PIC suffered a medical emergency while operating the aircraft. As of this date, the PIC is still hospitalized and undergoing treatment for his condition following the medical emergency he suffered while operating the aircraft and he does not recall the accident. The NTSB iic has informed this inspector that authorized NTSB personnel submitted a request for information on the pic’s medical condition. The NTSB will use this information to aid in establishing if this accident was caused by the PIC becoming incapacitated while operating the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/10/2023, AT 1127 EDT, THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ M24 ORION AMATEUR BUILT GYROPLANE, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 23 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC). THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE EAST OF RUNWAY 23, WHERE THE PIC WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT UNCONSCIOUS. THE PIC WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM VNC EARLIER THAT DAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PIC SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS MEDEVAC’D TO THE HOSPITAL.
IN REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT AND INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INVESTIGATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PIC SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. AS OF THIS DATE, THE PIC IS STILL HOSPITALIZED AND UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR HIS CONDITION FOLLOWING THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY HE SUFFERED WHILE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AND HE DOES NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT. THE NTSB IIC HAS INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR THAT AUTHORIZED NTSB PERSONNEL SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE PIC’S MEDICAL CONDITION. THE NTSB WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO AID IN ESTABLISHING IF THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE PIC BECOMING INCAPACITATED WHILE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.