Herriford RAF 2000 N2361S
30 May 2001 · Gardiner, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2001 at about 14:00 local time, a Herriford RAF 2000 registered N2361S was involved in an accident near Gardiner, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gardiner, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gardiner Airport (29S)
- Coordinates
- 45.0290, -110.6990
- Aircraft
- Herriford RAF 2000
- Registration
- N2361S
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gardiner → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to rotate the aircraft until he was well past the normal takeoff rotation speed, and his abrupt rotation at this higher speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the takeoff roll, the pilot failed to rotate the gyrocopter until he was well past the normal takeoff rotation speed. When he did rotate, he did so abruptly, causing the rotor blades to stall. The blades then flapped downwards, impacting the terrain and cutting the tail off the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2001 | Bell 205 | Troy, Montana, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2001 | Cessna 172 | Lindsay, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2001 | Cessna 310 | Sidney, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |