Aircraft in fatal crash identified

The two-seat gyrocopter is powered by a Yamaha, three-cylinder engine rated at 130 horsepower. Vertical lift is provided by a 28-feet aluminum rotor blade, while forward propulsion is supplied by a 68-inch carbon fiber propeller, with a stainless-steel leading edge.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft that crashed into a goat field near Melrose on July 30, killing two occupants, was a Tango 2 gyrocopter. The NTSB issued a preliminary report on the crash, adding that one of the rotor blades on the vehicle was missing. The report added that the missing rotor…

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