![]() ![]() The fuselage on the right cockpit side was crushed upwards into the cockpit. Debris and wreckage were distributed along a wreckage path from the point of impact to the where the fuselage came to rest. The rotor head containing both blades was separated from the mast and was found about 50 ft from the main wreckage. ![]() The gyroplane completed one full 360° roll as it descended and impacted the runway on its right front side before skidding about 140 ft into the grass off the right side of the runway. ![]() As the gyroplane continued to climb, it began to roll to the right. During initial climb, the security video showed the gyroplane climb to an altitude of about 40 feet above the ground where it leveled off briefly, then resumed a shallow climb while remaining in a significant left yaw. The gyroplane taxied to runway 34 and began the takeoff no anomalous behavior or irregularity was observed by witnesses or on the video during taxi or the takeoff roll. Security camera video showed that the main rotor blades of the gyroplane were spinning during taxi. On the day of the accident, the pilot was planning to take a local flight after engine start, he taxied from his hanger to runway 34 where BVY air traffic controllers cleared him for takeoff. The pilot had just received his gyroplane back after about 3 months in maintenance and according to witnesses, he had not flown during that period. At the time of the accident he had accumulated about 120 total hours of flight experience, all of which were in the gyroplane. Update - The NTSB Preliminary report states - " The sport pilot, who was also the owner of the gyroplane, had acquired his sport certificate about 6 months prior to the accident. The FAA ASIAS initial summary states "AIRCRAFT GYROCOPTER, WHILE DEPARTING FOR TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES." The pilot was taken to hospital but subsequently died of his injuries. 4th-Dec 22 - Beverley regional airport, Massachusetts, USA - Auto-Gyro Cavalon - N401GR - Fatal - News reports say the gyrocopter was taking off when it crashed. ![]()
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