- Date
- July 21, 1981
- Place
- Ridott, IL · RIDOTT, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3778JBensen B8MG
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810721043499A
- Case key
- 124671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1939 81/7/21 RIDOTT,IL BENSEN B8MG CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1510 N3778J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVARTS RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIDOTT,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3778J
- Reported as
- Bensen B8MG
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Evarts Rla
N3778JRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · James Donald W BENSEN B8MGAirframe modelJames Donald W BENSEN B8MGEngine 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.