Hess RH-1 FALCON accident near New Castle, IN
On July 18, 2000, a Hess RH-1 FALCON (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Castle, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 2000
- Place
- New Castle, IN
- Aircraft
- Hess RH-1 FALCON · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.919°N, 85.359°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21402
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 18, 2000, at 1945 eastern daylight time, a Hess RH-1 Falcon, N7242H, built and piloted by a student pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain after takeoff from runway 27 (4,002 feet by 65 feet, asphalt) at the New Castle-Henry County Memorial Airport, New Castle, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. A witness reported the following to the Henry County Investigative Division, "...[The pilot] was at the airport tonight, which was kind of a, it had been a standard procedure for most of the summer, he would come out to the airport when the wind had died down and we would take his little Gyro Plane out and for, practice take offs but he would only fly to an elevation of probably 50 feet and then he would feather it down and do what we call crow hopping, ...but he was gaining experience ... he had done several [modifications] to his little Gyro and had recently changed the rotors and ... had moved the landing gear back and had made modifications on his, on his stick, which controlled his rudder. ...he made a comment to me tonight ... he said "you know, I feel like uh, its, I have to, I fly too much left rudder to keep, to keep the thing straight, an he said "but I think I know how to correct that", after having said that he went back around and got in his Gyro and went back out on the runway and I don't know if he did any, any more, I think he may have
Probable cause
aircraft control not attained by the pilot.
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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.
