- Date
- September 26, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coushatta, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3153GKen Brock KB-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926048839A
- Case key
- 70361
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Analysis
The pilot was approaching for a landing in his home built gyrocopter at about 100 ft AGL when it suddenly nosed down and crashed in about a 60 deg descent. A witness stated that it impacted on its side, slightly inverted. No preimpact malfunctions were noted. The pilot's student license had expired on 10/31/81. The aircraft was not certificated and the registration was pending.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3153G
- Reported as
- Ken Brock KB-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 002
- Engine
- Hapi 2410BB, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David J. Mccullough
- Departed
- 0R7 · Coushatta, LA
- Destination
- 0R7 · Coushatta, LA
- Airport
- 0R7 · Red River Parish, runway 35, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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