Presley B-8 N43AD
7 October 1977 · Apple Valley, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1977 at about 12:45 local time, a Presley B-8 registered N43AD was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Apple Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apple Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Apple Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Presley B-8
- Registration
- N43AD
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2659
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FAST TAXI TEST, WND GUSTING 10K.BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTENTLY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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