# NTSB IAD76DLQ14: Mine-Copter R100, N2137, Pikeville, KY, February 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1976
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0680  76/2/20    PIKEVILLE,KY        MINE-COPTER R100    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N2137               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 3400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKEVILLE,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE MODEL MCCULLOCH 4318A.ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2137](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137-2013-02-07), registration cancelled 2013-02-07, S/N 25-788-137, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MINE-COPTER R100
- Registry model: [Gyroplane MI-NE-COPTER R-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroplane-mi-ne-copter-r-100) (registry code 05602Q0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pikeville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760220005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220005759A), Feb 20, 1976: Schzow MODELB, Pikeville, KY, Substantial damage. Engine model mcculloch 4318A.rotor blades struck gnd.

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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