- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Monroe, MI · MONROE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3671Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0507 71/6/27 MONROE,MICH BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 225 TIME - 1730 N3671 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROSSE ISLE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FLOWN CONTSLY FOR 3 HRS.CYLINDERS UNBAFFLED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3671
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3671Registration cancelled Jan 12, 2011 · David P Mioduch B-8MAirframe modelDavid P Mioduch B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.