- Date
- August 7, 1976
- Place
- Lehi, UT · LEHI, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4194Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760807029009A
- Case key
- 155274
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2742 76/8/7 LEHI,UT BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 105 TIME - 1630 N4194 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEHI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEHI,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 85 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- MCCULLOCH 4318G ENG. 1200RPM SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN DESCENT RATHER THAN IDLE RPM. D/A 7500FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4194
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lehi
N4194Registration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Harris & Dimick BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelHarris & Dimick 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.