AMSA was contacted by Queensland police at about 11.50 pm last night after they had received a report that the gyrocopter had not arrived at its destination.
The gyrocopter with one person on-board took off from Booyan Airstrip, 22 kilometres north of Bundaberg, at 1.45 pm yesterday on a trip to Farnborough just north of Yeppoon.
There have been no confirmed sightings of the aircraft since it left the airstrip.
The journey was expected to take about two hours and the pilot was familiar with the route.
The gyrocopter would have likely been flying low and could have travelled over the towns of 1770, Agnes Waters, Tannum Sands, Gladstone, Emu Park, and Yeppoon.
AMSA tasked two rescue helicopters to conduct a night vision search along the route last night. AMSA’s Challenger Search and Rescue jet from Cairns joined the search at first light this morning.
Currently there are six helicopters and the Challenger searching the likely flight paths between Bundaberg and Yeppoon.
AMSA is requesting that anyone who thinks they may have seen or heard a gyrocopter in the area between Bundaberg and Yeppoon between the hours of 1 pm and 6 pm yesterday (18 April) to call the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre on 1800 815 257 with any information.