- Date
- May 20, 1973
- Place
- Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2201Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730520012709A
- Case key
- 190365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1401 73/5/20 PLYMOUTH,MICH BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 181 TIME - 1745 N2201 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TWO REAR ENG MOUNT SUPPORTS BKN IN WELD JOINTS,POOR FUSION OR LACK FUSION.UN DTRMN IF BREAK INFLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2201
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mettetal
FAA reports on this event · 1
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