- Date
- June 30, 1968
- Place
- Lakeview, OH · LAKEVIEW, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59361Bensen B7
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2105 68/6/30 LAKEVIEW,OHIO BENSEN B7 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 260 TIME - 1430 N59361 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN HORN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- TURNED DOWNWIND,20K WITH GUSTS,SETTLED TO GROUND DUE TO LACK OF AIRSPEED AND LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59361
- Reported as
- Bensen B7
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Horn
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