# NTSB MIA78FLD73: Gyrocopter 1, Dunnellon, FL, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Dunnellon, FL · DUNNELLON, FL
- Location: 29.0595° N, 82.4254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunnellon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0595&lon=-82.4254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLD73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3640  78/9/10  NR.DUNNELLON,FL       GYROCOPTER 1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 29, 5
        TIME - 1410                    NONE                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNNELLON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DUNNELLON,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NO ROTOR HUB FLAPPING STOP PLATE.RED PAINT MARKS ON BLADES,RUDDER PAINTED RED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GYROCOPTER 1
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dunnellon

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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