N610RD is a 2005 Kuntz Randy P KUNTZ 2000 GTSEFI. It is a rotorcraft with 2 seats, powered by a Subaru ALL MDLS A/B rated at 400 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Belfield, ND. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2005. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2004. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 21 years old
2005
2004
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The pilot reported that the ground visibility was about 4 miles at the time of his departure. The intended destination was the pilot's farm, located about 17 miles northwest of the departure airport. While en route, about 2 miles from the intended destination, the airplane encountered fog and the pilot decided to return to the departure airport. The pilot stated that he "lost direction" and performed a precautionary landing in a field. During landing rollout the gyrocopter impacted a fence and nosed over. The vertical fin, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, rotor head, rotor blades, and propeller were damaged. The weather conditions at the departure airport were visibility 4 miles with mist, broken ceiling at 200 feet above ground level (agl), overcast ceiling at 2,800 feet agl, temperature 4 degrees Celsius, and dew point 3 degrees Celsius. The accident occurred at night, about 12 minutes after civil twilight had ended. The pilot noted that the accident could have been prevented if he had called a neighbor prior to departure to determine what the actual weather conditions were near his intended destination.
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