- Date
- September 14, 1980
- Place
- Franksville, WI · FRANKSVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N37512Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800914041819A
- Case key
- 127995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 80/9/14 FRANKSVILLE,WI BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1535 N37512 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKSVILLE,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTROL INTERFERENCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS REMARKS- BOOT HEEL FD 30YDS FM ACFT W GROOVE ON HEEL ALIGNED W MARKINGS ON STEERING BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37512
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt
N37512Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Holtz Stuart A HOLTZ B-8MAirframe modelHoltz Stuart A HOLTZ B-8M
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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.