- Date
- May 8, 1981
- Place
- Smithland, KY · SMITHLAND, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2309SBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810508022839A
- Case key
- 126280
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0920 81/5/8 NR.SMITHLAND,KY BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 192 TIME - 1450 N2309S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PADUCAH,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- R/B DEFLECTED IN FLT,STRUCK PROP.GAL JUG OF GAS STRAPPED TO NOSE CAUSED 3DEG FWD HANG,LMT 1 1/2DEG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2309S
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2309SRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 1981 · Hunt-William BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelHunt-William BENSEN B-8M
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.