NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC84FNE02
Registry · N196JB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA300/200
Year of manufacture
1996
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19970108
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A17F3F
Registrant of record
ELTGROTH PETER G
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE GYROCOPTER CRASHED AFTER THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT IN A WINDY CONDITION, DURING TAKEOFF. A 20 DEGREE X-WIND VELOCITY OF 10 KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT TOLD HIS WIFE (WHO WROTE THE REPORT ON THE 6120.1 NTSB REPORTING FORM) THAT HE THOUGHT IF THE ACFT HAD HAD MORE ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE GUST, STABILITY OF THE GYROCOPTER COULD HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED (WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT). Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_NYC84FNE02.txt.
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