Garner Garner Falcon accident near Newton, IA
On September 9, 2006, a Garner Garner Falcon (gyroplane) was involved in an accident near Newton, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 2006
- Place
- Newton, IA
- Aircraft
- Garner Garner Falcon · Gyroplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.680°N, 93.025°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060915X01345
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2006, about 1600 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Garner, Garner Falcon gyrocopter, N6194Y, was destroyed on impact with terrain near Newton, Iowa. A ground fire occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Newton, Iowa, at time unknown. A witness heard the an aircraft between 1530 and 1600. He stated: I was out checking our freshly cut hay. I heard [the pilot's] gyrocopter's engine at a normal idle speed. I often heard the gyrocopter when [the pilot] was working on it. Suddenly the rpm's revved up real high and shut off approximately 2-3 seconds later, I heard an explosion. Unfortunately, at that time, I just assumed that the engine backfired. Around 4:15 pm, my brother, my son and I were ready to deliver some hay. We noticed that there was smoke to the southwest of our property, which would be the [pilot's parent's] land. We drove over to the gravel road to the west of the [that] property but could not figure out where the smoke was coming from. My son thought [the pilot] might have been burning tile, which he often did, so we went on with our hay delivery. The wreckage was subsequently found by family members and was reported to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was not a certificated pilot. The pilot's flight instructor indicated to a Federal Aviation Adm
Probable cause
An inflight collision with terrain during an unknown phase of flight. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.
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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.
