- Date
- May 10, 1972
- Place
- Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30082Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165864
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0445 72/5/10 BLOOMINGTON,ILL BENSEN B8M CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 42, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N30082 PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON-NORMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMINGTON,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- INTERNAL FAILURE OF ENG,CAUGHT FIRE.PLTS FLT JACKET CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSED EXCESSIVE BURNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30082
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bloomington-Norma