- Date
- July 20, 1979
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8447Lach/Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790720015979A
- Case key
- 134979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1259 79/7/20 ROCKFORD,IL LACH/BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 62, 174 TIME - 1820 N8447 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- ACFT FLOWN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AFT TKOE.TURN TO AVOID STRIKING POWER LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8447
- Reported as
- Lach/Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rockford
N8447Registration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Lach BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelLach BENSEN B-8MEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8447 · 1
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