- Date
- August 28, 1975
- Place
- New Richmond, WI · NEW RICHMOND, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8322Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750828030849A
- Case key
- 151121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3154 75/8/28 NEW RICHMOND,WI BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36, TIME - 1336 N8322 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 3012 TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RICHMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW RICHMOND,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT NOT CERTIFICATED TOTAL TIME 6 MIN ENG VW.MODIFICATION DAMPENED OUT RUDDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8322
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Richmond
N8322Registration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Barrett BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelBarrett BENSEN 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.