Air Command 582 accident near Monongahela, PA
On October 1, 2014, an Air Command 582 (gyroplane) was involved in an accident near Monongahela, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 1, 2014
- Place
- Monongahela, PA
- Aircraft
- Air Command 582 · Gyroplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.212°N, 79.822°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141002X05232
Official records · ERA15LA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 1, 2014, at an unknown time, an unregistered amateur-built Air Command 582 gyroplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Rostraver Airport (FWQ), Monongahela, Pennsylvania. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the presumed local personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.During a telephone interview, a friend of the accident pilot stated that the pilot had purchased the single-seat gyroplane in the spring of 2014 and wanted to get additional training with a flight instructor. After the training, the pilot advised his friend that he was "good to go," and he subsequently made several flights in the vicinity of FWQ. On the day of the accident, the pilot was scheduled to meet some friends around 1800, and the friend became concerned when the pilot could not be located by 2030. He called 911 around 2100. According to the Westmorland County, Pennsylvania Coroner's Summary Report, the wreckage was located on October 2 about 0915, in an area of vegetation located about 750 feet east of the runway 26 threshold at FWQ. A witness, who was flying his helicopter in the traffic pattern at FWQ on the day of the accident, stated that he watched the pilot depart and fly around the vicinity of the airport for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour. He did not witness the accident, but did recall seeing the pilot still flying later that day as he conducted business on the airport ramp and in the terminal building. Examination of th
Probable cause
The amateur-built gyroplane’s collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct the flight without obtaining additional training.
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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.
