Napper VANCRAFT N49694
17 October 1987 · Pocatello, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Napper VANCRAFT registered N49694 was involved in an accident near Pocatello, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pocatello, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pocatello Municipal (PIH)
- Coordinates
- 42.3607, -111.3709
- Aircraft
- Napper VANCRAFT
- Registration
- N49694
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA009
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
THE EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL PIVOT BOLT BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SPIRAL IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION WITH THE RUDDER SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE HINGE POINTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SPIRAL TO THE GROUND TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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