- Date
- October 7, 1977
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N43ADPresley B-8
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771007029589A
- Case key
- 145734
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2659 77/10/7 APPLE VALLEY,CA PRESLEY B-8 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1700 TIME - 1245 N43AD PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FAST TAXI TEST,WND GUSTING 10K.BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTENTLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43AD
- Reported as
- Presley B-8
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Apple Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.