- Date
- June 27, 1972
- Place
- Waterford, WI · WATERFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7195Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0517 72/6/27 WATERFORD,WIS BENSEN B8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2476 TIME - 1036 N7195 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- A/S 25-30 MPH 3/4 POINT OF RWY. PLT TRIED TO LIFT OFF TWICE,ACFT SETTLED BACK. RAN INTO PLOWED FLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7195
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt Airstrip
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