- Date
- April 18, 1971
- Place
- Ft.Wayne, IN · FT.WAYNE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1377Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4556 71/4/18 FT.WAYNE,IND BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 300 TIME - 1630 N1377 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.WAYNE,IND HUNTINGTON,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT OBS WAVING TO MOTORISTS ON HIWAY. HIT PWRS LINES CROSSING HIWAY 50 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1377
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Baer
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