- Date
- October 5, 1982, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Sandwich, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26063Benson B8M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821005051139A
- Case key
- 72518
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was being flown by a person with no pilot rating and no student or medical certificate. After takeoff, he circled the airport and flew over the edge of a lake. Reportedly, the engine suddenly lost power while he was about 300 ft above the surface. The non-rated pilot made an autorative landing in the water when he was unable to glide to land. No pre-accident failure of the aircraft or engine was found. No water was found in the storage tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26063
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 9176
- Airframe hours
- 85
- Engine
- Mccullough 01001, 72 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald P. Waid
- Registered owner
- Ronald P. Waid
- Departed
- 3HA · Sandwich, IL
- Destination
- 3HA · Sandwich, IL
- Airport
- 3HA · Sandwich
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 18° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N26063 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.