Accident · 2002-01-26

NTSB case MIA02LA054 · Quitzau, Carl Vortex · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-01-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Quitzau, Carl Vortex (NONE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Carl M. Quitzau Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Carl M. Quitzau

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the gyroplane resulting in the in-flight loss of control and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case MIA02LA054

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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