- Date
- June 6, 1965
- Place
- Benton Harbor, MI · BENTON HARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N261DDuane Rock B8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0229 65/6/6 BENTON HARBO MICH DUANE ROCK B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 210 TIME - 0800 N261D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS FIELD 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT MUSHED AS PILOT WAS TURNING CLOSE IN DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N261D
- Reported as
- Duane Rock B8M
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ross Field
N261DRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 2019 · Rock Duane BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelRock Duane BENSEN B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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