- Date
- April 27, 1980
- Place
- Manitowoc, WI · MANITOWOC, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2264ABensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800427012329A
- Case key
- 130897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1164 80/4/27 MANITOWOC,WI BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 175 TIME - 0730 N2264A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANITOWOC COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANITOWOC,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AFTER PLT MADE LOW ALT TURNS & LOST FWD SPEED.WND GUSTING 13KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2264A
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manitowoc County
N2264ARegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Beyer-Roger BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelBeyer-Roger 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.