Don Farrington

Ira Donald β€œDon” Farrington (died 23 April 2000) was an American pilot and aviation entrepreneur famous for his knowledge of gyroplanes.

His company, Farrington Aircraft, produced the Farrington 18A and Farrington Twinstar. gyroplanes.[1]

On 13 April 2000 Farrington crashed after suffering a heart attack while at the controls of an Air & Space 18A gyroplane. The NTSB investigation (# MIA00LA133) found no evidence of mechanical malfunction and listed the cause as "the pilot's in-flight loss of control while maneuvering for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 323. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ↑ "MIA00LA133". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 27 March 2015.


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