- Date
- March 19, 1978
- Place
- Hudson, CO · HUDSON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7142Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780319005779A
- Case key
- 142749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0675 78/3/19 NR.HUDSON,CO BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 227 TIME - 1100 N7142 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING D RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUDSON,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MCCULLOCK MOTORS CORP MODEL 4318B(0-100).AUTOMOTIVE GAS NOT DRAINED FROM FUEL LINES PRIOR TO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7142
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying D Ranch
N7142Registration cancelled Oct 18, 2004 · Coleman BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelColeman 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.