- Date
- July 25, 1977
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5653Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770725032839A
- Case key
- 146064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3145 77/7/25 ROCKFORD,IL BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4500 TIME - 1411 N5653 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,IL ROCKFORD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE.ARPT AREA BEING USED WAS DESIGNATED BY CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5653
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
N5653Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Evans BENSEN B-8MGAirframe modelEvans BENSEN B-8MGEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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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.