- Date
- March 12, 1983, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Bennett, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N23104Homebuilt Rotorcraft Z6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830312043749A
- Case key
- 16011
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Analysis
The homebuilt gyrocopter crashed on level terrain after rudder and rotor blade separation in flt. The rudder was found about 100 yards from the main wreckage. It had been struck by one of the rotor blades and had separated in flt. The separated rotor blade landed with the main wreckage. The pilot had no record of previous flight in this gyrocopter or any other acft and did not possess a pilot certificate. The pilot's seat belt was not buckled at impact and he was fatally injured when thrown clear of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23104
- Reported as
- Homebuilt Rotorcraft Z6 (ROTORCRAFT)
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 52552
- Engine
- Mcculloch 2 CYCLE, 72 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry D. Lubken
- Departed
- Bennett, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.