Accidents & Incidents 01.24.10 – 01.31.10
General Aviation (Part 91)
| Date/Location | Aircraft/Reg. | Narrative | Casualties | Comments |
| 24 Jan
Kernersville NC |
AWI 1Gyro
Reg: N132DH |
Apparently the pilot (and builder) had just adjusted the toe -in on his landing gear of his experimental gyrocopter and was doing a high speed taxi test with rotors spinning when the 2 by 2 keel broke at the point just aft of where the nose gear is attached. | 1 Serious | Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
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Foreign Accidents (Part 129)
| Date/Location | Aircraft/Reg. | Narrative | Casualties | Comments |
| 24 Jan
Jindabyne AUSTRALIA |
Gyrocopter
Reg: Not listed |
Gyrocopter crashed under unknown circumstances. | 1 Fatal | Gyrocopter was destroyed. |
| 27 Jan
Oslofjord NORWAY |
MidtNorsk Helikopterservice-operated Robinson R44 Astro
Reg: LN-OCV |
Helicopter was performing an airtaxi flight in formation with another almost identical helicopter when it went into a spin from low altitude and crashed | 4 Fatal | Helicopter was destroyed.
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| 29 Jan
Iserlohn Hegenscheid GERMANY |
Aeroheli International GmbH & Co KG-operated Robinson R44 Raven I
Reg: D-HFCN |
Pilot didn´t find the snow covered airfield and collided with the roof of a hangar. | 3 Minor | Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
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Military
| Date/Location | Aircraft/Reg. | Narrative | Casualties | Comments |
| 26 Jan
Port Harcourt NIGERIA |
Nigerian Navy-operated Agusta A109E | Helicopter crashed into a swampy area under unknown circumstances. | 4 Fatal | Helicopter was destroyed. |
All entries are preliminary and subject to confirmation/correction by formal accident reports.
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 — admin
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