OSHKOSH, WI, USA
N46Z
CHRISTOPHER D. BROWN GYROPLANE
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS, ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE TURNED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND, AT THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RUNWAY, HE IMPACTED WITH THE TERRAIN. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE GYROPLANE MAKING STEEP TURNS AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND IT HAD JUST ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN, DOWNWIND AT A 45 DEGREE NOSEDOWN ANGLE, WHEN THE GYROPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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