- Date
- September 24, 1971
- Place
- Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4274Wilson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1923 71/9/24 COLUMBUS,IND WILSON B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1035 TIME - 1555 N4274 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKALAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1 CYL AND PISTON BADLY SCORED. M/R BLADES STRUCK HIGH WEEDS LDG IN SOY BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4274
- Reported as
- Wilson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakalar
N4274Registration cancelled Jan 22, 2013 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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