- Date
- August 23, 1981
- Place
- Lincoln Park, NJ · LINCOLN PARK, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N39GNGyro Sport 1-39
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810823051599A
- Case key
- 123539
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3455 81/8/23 LINCOLN PARK,NJ GYRO SPORT 1-39 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 13 TOTAL TIME - 0859 N39GN PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN PARK,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG HOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39GN
- Reported as
- Gyro Sport 1-39
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lincoln Park
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.