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NTSB provides new details in fatal Gainesville gyrocopter crash

A sheriff’s deputy blocks Clarks Bridge Road at Dewberry Baptist Church near the site of a helicopter crash that killed one person Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Gainesville. - photo by Ben Anderson

03252023 HELICOPTER — A sheriff’s deputy blocks Clarks Bridge Road at Dewberry Baptist Church near the site of a helicopter crash that killed one person Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Gainesville. - photo by Ben Anderson

The Times

Updated: Apr 13, 2023, 4:38 PM

Published: Apr 13, 2023, 4:34 PM

A 75-year-old gyrocopter pilot had met with a mechanic to check if his self-built aircraft was in good-working condition weeks before he fatally crashed in Gainesville, according to a report.

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