- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- Clio, MI · CLIO, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3450Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162225
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0898 71/7/4 CLIO,MICH BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 19, 9 TIME - 1300 N3450 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLIO,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED,ROTOR BLADES HIT RUDDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3450
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3450Registration cancelled Sep 23, 1971 · Mckeighan John J BENSON B-8MAirframe modelMckeighan John J BENSON B-8M
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