- Date
- March 4, 1972
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N574ABensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165767
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0678 72/3/4 PALMER,ALAS BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 155 TIME - 1403 N574A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- SETTLED TO GRND ON DOWNWIND TURN AFTER T/O. PLT HAD NO TIME IN LAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N574A
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palmer
N574ARegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2019 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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