Edward A. Alderfer EAA-3 accident near Middletown, OH
On July 19, 1994, an Edward A. Alderfer EAA-3 (gyroplane) was involved in an accident near Middletown, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 19, 1994
- Place
- Middletown, OH
- Aircraft
- Edward A. Alderfer EAA-3 · Gyroplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.560°N, 84.420°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01843
NTSB summary
On July 18, 1994, at 2055 eastern daylight time, there was a mid-air collision between an experimental home built gyroplane, N63EA, and an unregistered, ultralight, gyroplane, at Hook Field Municipal Airport, Middletown, Ohio. N63EA received substantial damage and the ultralight gyroplane was destroyed. The pilot of N63EA was not injured and the pilot of the ultralight was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plans had been filed for the flights which operated under 14 CFR Part 91. In the NTSB Accident Report, the pilot stated: ...8:30 P.M. I departed, headed south, home field (Midd, Oh.) flew wide pattern around airport. About 8:45 Ron Deaton departed, headed south and turned west flying west of river. I observed him for a short time west of airport. At approx 9 P.M. I was in close pattern over river west of runway turned base, then final, near edge of runway at approx 100 feet altitude from ground, my aircraft struck (from my left)...Near broadside, his rotor hit my prop, rudder, vert stabilizer and left wheel (sitting my left) My aircraft went near out of control, but I was able to stabilize and land safely in medium between runway and taxiway, 1/8 mile from approach end of runway.... A witness reported: ...One gyro copter was lined up on final for runway 23 and descending for landing. The other gyro [copter] was level and turning from downwind to [right] base (runway 26). They collided north of approach end of [runway] 23. The top gyro had some glide and landed north of the north intersection in the grass between the taxiway and runw
Probable cause
Inadequate visual lookout by both pilots which resulted in a mid-air collsion. A factor was the failure of the pilot of the ultralight to stay north of runway 26.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
