Accident: Shirley Carl SPORTCOPTER VORTEX
Aug 19, 2019 · Viroqua, WI
NTSB numberCEN19FA276Event id20190819X10929
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot's loss of control of the gyrocopter after a total loss of engine power due to seizure of the crankshaft bearings. Contributing to the accident were the insufficient maintenance of the engine and the pilot's lack of gyrocopter flight experience.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Shirley Carl SPORTCOPTER VORTEX
- Registration
- N634SC
- Year built
- 2004
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
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