- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Bellevile Lk, MI · BELLEVILE LK, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5460Bensen Hydro
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901026979A
- Case key
- 201617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2373 73/9/1 BELLEVILE LK,MICH BENSEN HYDRO CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 22, 167 TIME - 1300 N5460 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BELLEVILE LK,MICH LOCAL BELLEVILE LK,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.AT APRX 70FT AGL DSCNDD NEARLY VERTICAL INTO LAKE.ACFT ORIGINALLY GYRO GLIDER ON FLOATS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5460
- Reported as
- Bensen Hydro
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Willow Run
N5460Registration cancelled Apr 23, 1974 · Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTERAirframe modelLorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.