- Date
- September 19, 1970
- Place
- Ridott, IL · RIDOTT, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2522Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4541 70/9/19 RIDOTT,ILL BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 240 TIME - 1630 N2522 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVERTS,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LOW TENSION WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GRND WIRE INSIDE BELL CONNECTOR AT MAG WAS NOT INSULATED. LND IN CORNFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2522
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip