- Date
- August 13, 1984, 18:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Harwich, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6129SAir & Space Gyroplane 18A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840813040219A
- Case key
- 35410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Cruising at 500 ft over water the plt encountered fog. In an effort to maintain visual contact with the shoreline the plt began a descent and began a turn to avoid the fog. During the descending turn the acft got low and slow and the plt was unable to control the descent. Despite full power the acft flew into the shallow water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6129S
- Reported as
- Air & Space Gyroplane 18A (GYROPLANE)
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Serial number
- 18-35
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Heinz J. Poetsch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 17, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- WST · Westerly, RI
- Destination
- 0B6 · Chatham, MA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 206 in this make and model · 254 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.