Accident · 2005-06-26

NTSB case IAD05LA085 · Martel Air Command 532Elite · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Martel Air Command 532Elite (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper cyclic input, which resulted in a retreating rotor blade stall, and its subsequent impact with the propeller. Also causal, was the pilot's failure to acquire proper training. A factor was the pilot's decision not to have a stability upgrade kit installed prior to flying the gyroplane.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA085

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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