- Date
- November 23, 1974
- Place
- Grosse Ile, MI · GROSSE ILE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N104RJBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741123039839A
- Case key
- 144455
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3989 74/11/23 GROSSE ILE,MICH BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 111 TIME - 1408 N104RJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ILE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROSSE ILE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- MCCULLOCH ENG.CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN FRONT OF CRANK JOURNAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N104RJ
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grosse Ile
N104RJRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2009 · Jud B-8MAirframe modelJud B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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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.