# Accident 20151025020379A: Bennington, KS, October 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2015, 16:40 local time
- Place: Bennington, KS
- Airport: Residence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0331° N, 97.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0331&lon=-97.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151025020379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OPERATOR DEPARTED FROM A GRASS STRIP AT HIS RESIDENCE TO THE SOUTH. ON CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. OPERATOR TURNED TO THE RIGHT (WEST) ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP NOSE DOWN ANGLE COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. EYE WITNESS PULLED THE INJURED PILOT FREE OF THE WRECKAGE. PILOT PASSED AWAY THAT SAME NIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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