- Date
- July 15, 1964
- Place
- Amelia, VA · AMELIA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N944ZGyrocopter B8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0328 64/7/15 AMELIA VA GYROCOPTER B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1810 N944Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, UNK/NR DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N944Z
- Reported as
- Gyrocopter B8M
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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