- Date
- June 28, 1969
- Place
- W Lafayette, OH · W LAFAYETTE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8059RBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1816 69/6/28 W LAFAYETTE,OHIO BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 342 TIME - 1245 N8059R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 215 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- MADE DOWNWIND TURN AT LOW AIRSPEED,LOST LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8059R
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City
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