Video footage has captured the moment a gyrocopter fell out of the sky before crashing into a field while flying over Bolton.
The gyrocopter got into trouble in Greater Manchester shortly before 1:25pm, with witnesses reporting they heard its engine ‘cut out’.
The pilot was forced to perform an emergency crash landing in a field near Beaumont Road, in the Lostock area of Bolton.
Eyewitnesses on social media reported seeing the aircraft ‘spinning’ before it ‘fell out of the sky’.
The pilot, a man in his 60s, was able to safely self-rescue from the aircraft and no injuries were reported, police said.
Emergency services were first alerted to the situation at 1.40pm this afternoon.
An air ambulance was spotted at 1.45pm as a police helicopter and firefighters also rushed to the scene.
Witnesses took to social media to describe how the aircraft ‘didn’t sound good’ and was ‘struggling’.
Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a gyrocopter crash after the aircraft ‘fell out of the sky’ while flying over Bolton
Video footage of the moment the gyrocopter fell to the ground showed it pinwheeling around
The aircraft was captured on video tumbling quickly towards the ground in a field in the Lostock area
The aircraft is thought to have got into trouble in Greater Manchester before the pilot was forced to perform an emergency crash landing in a field near Beaumont Road, in the Lostock area (pictured)
A gyrocopter is a type of rotorcraft that, unlike a helicopter, uses an unpowered rotor to generate lift (stock image)
On said: ‘I heard an engine cut out as something flew over Newbrook Road and we said it didn’t sound good.’
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: ‘At 1.40pm on Thursday (November 13) four fire engines from Bolton Central, Eccles and Atherton fire stations plus the technical rescue unit from Leigh fire station were called to reports of a helicopter making an emergency landing in a field off Kilworth Drive, Lostock.
‘Firefighters made the aircraft and surrounding area safe alongside partners and were in attendance for around 45 minutes.’
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson added: ‘At around 1.25pm today (Thursday 13 November 2025), we were called to reports of a gyrocopter crash on Kilworth Drive in Lostock, Bolton.
‘Officers attended the scene and located the pilot – a man in his 60s. Thankfully no injuries have been reported.
‘It is believed it was a forced landing opposed to a crash. Air accident investigators are currently investigating the incident.’
A gyrocopter is a type of rotorcraft that, unlike a helicopter, uses an unpowered rotor to generate lift.
Lift is created by the air flowing through the rotor blades as the aircraft moves forward.