- Date
- July 30, 1989, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N14HSAbbott Gyroplane
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890730025869A
- Case key
- 41059
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain and the delay in aborting the takeoff.
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.
Analysis
During a takeoff from a rough grassy airstrip, the gyroplane had not attained sufficient airspeed for liftoff at mid-field. The pilot aborted the takeoff and applied the brakes. The gyroplane did not have sufficient room to stop before colliding with a fence and a building. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the gyroplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14HS
- Reported as
- Abbott Gyroplane
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0001
- Engine
- Bombardier 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Edmondson
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- 1S6 · Priest River, ID
- Destination
- Unknown
- Airport
- Shago Brothers
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 692 total · 9 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.