Sportster HA2M N37515
8 November 1980 · Brookhaven, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1980 at about 16:20 local time, a Sportster HA2M registered N37515, operated by Filmo Romero, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Brookhaven, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookhaven, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookhaven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sportster HA2M
- Registration
- N37515
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Filmo Romero
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
HIGH-SPEED TAXI RUNS.WIND GUSTING 35K.GYROCOPTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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