- Date
- July 4, 1966
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7500UBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0610 66/7/4 INDIANAPOLIS IND BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 269 TIME - 1940 N7500U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- FLARED TOO HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7500U
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shank
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