# NTSB CEN15WA449: Trendak Tercel, Odorheiul Secuiesc City, Romania, September 26, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 26, 2015
- Place: Odorheiul Secuiesc City, Romania
- Coordinates: 46.538333, 25.454721
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5383&lon=25.4547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA449
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92319/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA449

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 410 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Trendak Tercel
- Category: Gyroplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown

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.

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