Jerome Dodge B-8-M N4621N
23 September 1986 · Deer Park, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Jerome Dodge B-8-M registered N4621N was involved in an accident near Deer Park, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deer Park, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deer Park (075)
- Coordinates
- 47.9898, -117.4999
- Aircraft
- Jerome Dodge B-8-M
- Registration
- N4621N
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deer Park → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86FYE01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE GYROCOPTER WAS OBSERVED OSCILLATING IN FLIGHT PRIOR TO DESCENDING TO GROUND IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED INFLIGHT CONTACT BETWEEN THE MAIN ROTOR AND VERTICAL FIN/PUSHER PROPELLER HAD TAKEN PLACE. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE CONTACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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