- Date
- September 30, 1990, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jerseyville, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60ACCarlson Commander Elite
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900930043249A
- Case key
- 14504
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyroplane.
Analysis
The builder of a gyroplane departed on a local flight and descended in uncontrolled flight to ground impact shortly after takeoff. The aircraft had not been issued an airworthiness certificate nor did the private pilot have a gyroplane rating. No mechanical discrepancy was found during investigation.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60AC
- Reported as
- Carlson Commander Elite (COMMANDER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0010
- Engine
- Rotax, 84 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carlson, Allen B.
- Registered owner
- Allen B Carlson
- Destination
- OK5
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALN, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.