Ferran DOMINATOR-BIG ONE N4HF
28 January 1993 · Apopka, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 January 1993 at about 19:45 local time, a Ferran DOMINATOR-BIG ONE registered N4HF, operated by Ferran, Harry A., was involved in an accident near Apopka, Florida, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apopka, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.6796, -81.5093
- Aircraft
- Ferran DOMINATOR-BIG ONE
- Registration
- N4HF
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ferran, Harry A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA93LA056
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 PILOT WAS FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT GYROPLANE IN THE DESIGNATED FLIGHT TEST AREA. WITNESSES HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND HEARD THE AIRPLANE CRASH. NO EYEWITNESSES WERE LOCATED. THE GYROPLANE WAS ALMOST CONSUMED BY FIRE AND NO DETERMINATION OF PREEXISTING FAILURES COULD BE MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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