- Date
- November 8, 1981
- Place
- Garland, NC · GARLAND, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4256YDabbs B8M
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811108072199A
- Case key
- 123791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2098 81/11/8 NR.GARLAND,NC DABBS B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24, TIME - 1530 N4256Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 28 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARLAND,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- BIRD HIT MN ROTOR,ROTOR FAILED,STN 2.OVRSIZE PROP NICKED ROTOR NR STN 1 DRG NEG G TO AVOID BIRDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4256Y
- Reported as
- Dabbs B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4256YRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 1984 · Dabbs&Krianiak BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelDabbs&Krianiak 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.