PARSONS, TN, USA
N41BS
BENSEN B-8M
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND YAWED THE GYROCOPTER WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL WITH RUDDER AND INCREASED PROPELLER RPM. HE STATED THAT THE POWER INCREASE RESULTED IN A SHARP YAW TO THE LEFT AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE GYROCOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND AND TIPPED ON ITS LEFT SIDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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