- Date
- July 11, 1985, 21:00 local (Jul 12, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hebron, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9729NBensen B8M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850711035219A
- Case key
- 13142
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Throttle/power lever,cable - looseCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The gyrocopter lost partial pwr while in the traffic pattern and the plt executed an autorotation into a corn field. The throttle cable was found loose after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9729N
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 41370
- Airframe hours
- 3
- Engine
- McCulloch UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James P. Gilbert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
N9729NRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 1994 · Gilbert James P BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelGilbert James P BENSEN B-8M
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
- Age
- 29
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.