Accident · 2000-08-13

NTSB case IAD00LA074 · Unknown BENSEN GYROCOPTER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Unknown BENSEN GYROCOPTER (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GREG K. GERACE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GREG K. GERACE

Probable cause

pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of total flight experience and familiarity with the gyrocopter.

Source: NTSB case IAD00LA074

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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