- Date
- September 26, 2015
- Place
- Odorheiul Secuiesc City, Romania
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- A11-DUNTrendak Tercel
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Flight control sys malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92319
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. On September 26, 2015, at an unknown time, a Trendak Tercel gyroplane, A11-DUN, impacted terrain after takeoff from an airfield near Odorheiul Secuiesc city, Harghita County, Romania. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Center (CIAS) of Romania. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: CIAS Sos. Bucuresti-Ploiesti highway 40 Sector 1 Bucharest – 013 695 Telephone: +4 021 222 05 35 Facsimile: +4 0378 107 106 E-mail: info@cias.gov.ro Investigator-in-Charge Mr. Eugen SUCIU Telephone: +40 21 222 05 35 E-mail: eugen.suciu@cias.gov.ro This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAS of Romania.
Aircraft
- Registration
- A11-DUN
- Reported as
- Trendak Tercel
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown