PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly gyrocopter crash that happened between Saturday and Sunday near State Road 100.
According to the FHP, the gyrocopter crashed into a wooded area southwest of State Road 100 and north of Pinecrest Circle.
The pilot, 62-year-old man from Lake Mary, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
A gyrocopter, also known as an autogyro or a gyroplane. It looks like a helicopter, but the rotor is self-propelled.
