19850525020629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Williamsburg, OH · May 25, 1985

Date
May 25, 1985 · 11:05 local
Place
Williamsburg, OH
Airport
Hutchinson Farm
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3250M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA209
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total66 in this make and model3 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.

Main rotors struck props of gyrocopter stopping rotation of rotors and failed props. Uncontrolled descent to impact

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK PROPS OF GYROCOPTER STOPPING ROTATION OF ROTORS AND FAILED PROPS. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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