Woodstock AIR COMMAND 532 N700TB
29 August 1992 · Dumas, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 August 1992 at about 16:10 local time, a Woodstock AIR COMMAND 532 registered N700TB, operated by Schmidt, Barney B., JR., was involved in an accident near Dumas, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dumas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dumas Municipal (DUX)
- Coordinates
- 35.8601, -101.9605
- Aircraft
- Woodstock AIR COMMAND 532
- Registration
- N700TB
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Schmidt, Barney B., JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92DQG02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PRIVATE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED GYROCOPTER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING A POWER REDUCTION WHILE THE GYROCOPTER WAS ON A HIGH DOWNWIND. AIRSPEED WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE ROTOR RPM DECAYED TO THE POINT WHERE THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AS THE GYROCOPTER ROLLED TO THE LEFT IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO THE GROUND. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 6600 FEET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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