TyroGyro
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Loss of control Accident TangoGyro Tango2 N875FV, 04 Nov 2019
The pilot was performing a test flight to mitigate a vibration in the gyroplane. When the pilot did not return within the expected timeframe a friend alerted authorities and went to look ...
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Victim Identified in Monday’s Polk County Plane Crash
A 53 year-old Cumming man has been identified as the victim of Monday's plane crash in Cedartown. PREVIOUS A pilot was killed in a gyrocopter crash in Polk County Monday afternoon. PHOTO FROM WSB TV…
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FINAL REPORT https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100521/pdf
The pilot was performing a test flight to mitigate a vibration in the gyroplane. When the pilot did not return within the expected timeframe a friend alerted authorities and went to look for him. The wreckage was located about 2.5 miles from the departure airport in a cotton field where it came to rest inverted about 15 ft beyond the initial impact point.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that there were no anomalies with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident. Toxicology testing identified sertraline and its metabolite desmethylsertraline, atorvastatin, and metoprolol in blood and urine. The pilot’s medications were unlikely to have resulted in impairment and therefore most likely did not contribute to the accident The pilot’s autopsy revealed severe coronary artery disease with a previous stent and severe ongoing stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery. While there was no obvious scar, no microscopic evaluation of the heart muscle was performed, so whether there was evidence of previous or ongoing ischemia could not be determined. However, the severity of his coronary artery disease placed him at increased risk of an acute cardiac event that could have resulted in sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, or fainting, any of which could have been acutely impairing or incapacitating. But in this case, there is no available operational information; therefore, whether effects from the pilot’s coronary artery disease contributed to this accident could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control of the gyroplane for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Sincere condolences to friends and relatives.
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