Accident to the Autogyro MTO Sport 8.4 Turbo identified 34AKC on 03/08/2018 at Lansargues (34)
Perte de contrôle en vol, collision avec le sol, incendie
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The pilot took off at around 11:00 from a private runway situated in the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer commune (Bouches-du-Rhône), bound for Montpellier-Candillargues airport (Hérault).
After a flight time of ten minutes, at an altitude of 900 ft, the gyroplane started a shallow descent. The descent then became steeper and at 450 ft, on approaching a marshy area and a herd of animals, the gyroplane made a steep left climbing turn.
The gyroplane collided with the ground and caught fire.
The investigation was not able to determine the reasons which led the pilot to manoeuvre at a low height and in particular, if he was confronted with a technical failure.