19811108072199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSEN B-8M · Garland, NC · November 8, 1981

Date
November 8, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Garland, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4256Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FLJ03
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total27 in this make and model27 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.

Zi evasive manuever prior to bird strike, caused rotors to cone down and strike gyrocopter's propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ZI EVASIVE MANUEVER PRIOR TO BIRD STRIKE, CAUSED ROTORS TO CONE DOWN AND STRIKE GYROCOPTER'S PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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