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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | ELA Aviacion ELA-07 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | V5-UIR |
| MSN: | 0707 180 0724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE), Windhoek, Khomas -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Swakopmund Airport (SWP/FYSM) |
| Windhoek-Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An ELA Aviación ELA-07 was performing touch and goes when it crashed after the tail was caught by a gust of wind during the second landing at Eros Airport (ERS/FYWE), Windhoek, Khomas.
The pilot was not injured and the gyrocopter flipped on its right side and received substantial damage.
Sources:
NBC Digital News
https://elaaviacion.com/sport-line/
History of this aircraft
Ex ZU-ETA
Location
Media:
A pilot from Swakopmund survived a gyrocopter crash during a familiarisation flight today. The incident occurred when the pilot, whose identity has not been disclosed, was attempting to land the aircraft on the second circuit.
— NBC Digital News (@NBCDigitalNews) May 9, 2024
nbc News spoke to Ben Engelbrecht, the aircraft… pic.twitter.com/HyKt2PkzvL
Incident… Another aircraft incident, this time involving a gyrocopter, occurred at the Eros airport in Windhoek today. The pilot, who was the only person on board, escaped unharmed. pic.twitter.com/luXChjTbco
— New Era Newspaper (@NewEraNewspaper) May 9, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2024 09:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-May-2024 11:53 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-May-2024 16:04 | vasilf | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, Category] |
| 10-May-2024 16:11 | vasilf | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 11-May-2024 06:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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