19810905055849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Lancaster, SC · September 5, 1981

Date
September 5, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Lancaster, SC
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4745S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLG22
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
472 total472 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gyroplane crashed during attempted emergency landing when engine quit during test flight.

As the FAA filed it

GYROPLANE CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT DURING TEST FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.