Close AIR COMMAND UNREG

Summary

On 3 December 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Close AIR COMMAND registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Wilmont, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 2004 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilmont, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.6506, -81.6333

Aircraft

Close AIR COMMAND

Registration

UNREG

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beach City → Wilmot

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05LA027

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire while maneuvering to land in an open field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While maneuvering to land in an open field, an unregistered amateur built gyrocopter, piloted by an uncertificated pilot, contacted a wire and impacted the ground. Witnesses reported no mechanical abnormalities with the gyrocopter prior to it contacting the wire, and examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.