- Date
- November 19, 1985, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mars, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N291PRGensen B8M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851119059679A
- Case key
- 30267
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Stall/mush - not correctedCause
Inadequate trainingCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt reported that after climbing to an alt of aprx 200 ft after takeoff, the airspeed dropped from 50 to 40 mph. The acft then lost alt and mushed to ground impact. The plt did not hold a medical or student plt certificate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N291PR
- Reported as
- Gensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2911
- Airframe hours
- 147
- Engine
- McCulloch UNK, 72 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Parks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- PA06 · Lakehill
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.