Air & Space GYROPLANE 18A N6129S

Summary

On 13 August 1984 at about 22:50 local time, a Air & Space GYROPLANE 18A registered N6129S was involved in an accident near Harwich, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 August 1984 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Harwich, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air & Space GYROPLANE 18A

Registration

N6129S

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westerly → Chatham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC84FNA02

Nobody was injured.

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

CRUISING AT 500 FT OVER WATER THE PLT ENCOUNTERED FOG. IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE SHORELINE THE PLT BEGAN A DESCENT AND BEGAN A TURN TO AVOID THE FOG. DURING THE DESCENDING TURN THE ACFT GOT LOW AND SLOW AND THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DESCENT. DESPITE FULL POWER THE ACFT FLEW INTO THE SHALLOW WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.