Gyro ? Accident

[gyroplanes]

From today's FAA listing. Does anyone have details? I hope the pilot was "OK"

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 75EW Make/Model: EXP Description: DM-1 ROTORCRAFT
Date: 12/25/2008 Time: 1950

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: WAYNESBORO State: SC Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N75EW, DM-1 ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED IN A FIELD, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, NEAR
WAYNESBORO, SC

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: COLUMBIA, SC (SO13) Entry date: 12/29/2008

FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results


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N75EW is Assigned

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 1957 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name MOORE DAVID Certificate Issue Date 12/15/2003
Model DM-1 Status Valid
Type Aircraft Rotorcraft Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 52414051
MFR Year 2004 Fractional Owner NO


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Registered Owner

Name MOORE DAVID L
Street 180 CESSNA DR
City TRENTON State SOUTH CAROLINA Zip Code 29847-3600
County AIKEN
Country UNITED STATES

[GyroRon]

Not sure if I have heard of the owner.... Cessna Drive in Trenton SC is a airpark, same airpark Dana and Laura Linn live at ( owners of Starbee Gyros ). I haven't heard anything about a crash, will post info if I hear anything

[animal]

If I am not wrong this guy had what was basicly a TH-55 Hughes that he built from the ground up, he flew in into aiken several years ago. I am betting thats what the DM -1 is. I remember he was from Trenton. it was red and black I did Remember his name was David Moore.

it has to be the same helicopter,looking at the report it was built in 2004 ,that was the year I was at ROC when he flew it in. this was the same year Ken R. was there from texas and I have video of this Helicopter departing. From what David had told me, He truely built 51% from raw parts, tail boom and other parts. but as first glance it looked like a standard TH-55A.