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Wind Ryder N123ZT

8 March 1992 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 8 March 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a Wind Ryder registered N123ZT, operated by Cordon, Harry P., was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, 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 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
N. Little Rock (1M1)
Coordinates
34.8409, -92.3306
Aircraft
Wind Ryder
Registration
N123ZT
Category
Gyrocraft
Engines
1
Operator
Cordon, Harry P.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW92DPG01

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING FINAL APPROACH, AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THE GYROCOPTER WAS OBSERVED TO SUDDENLY ROLL LEFT INTO A 90 DEGREE BANK AND IMPACT THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE GYROCOPTER REVEALED NO ANOMALIES IN THE SYSTEMS OR EVIDENCE OF FAILED OR MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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