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WALTER S JOHNSON III AR-1 crash near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

unknown2022-06-11
Summary

The pilot’s failure to monitor rotor disk speed on takeoff, which resulted in blade flapping and the main rotor blades striking the gyroplane’s tail assembly.

Incident details
Date
2022-06-11
Location
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
40.7766, -79.9511
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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