- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- Waterford, WI · WATERFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2434Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4544 70/11/7 WATERFORD,WIS BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 107 TIME - 1530 N2434 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1 AND 2 SPARK PLUGS FOULED.PLT MADE LOW PWR APCH PREVIOUSLY.LND ACROSS FURROWS TO AVOID TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2434
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt
N2434Registration cancelled Jul 27, 2024 · Lueders BENSEN B-8MVAirframe modelLueders BENSEN B-8MVEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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