- Date
- June 20, 1968
- Place
- West Point, VA · WEST POINT, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4210Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1592 68/6/20 WEST POINT,VA BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 33, 363 TIME - 1730 N4210 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST POINT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE ROTORCFT-SUDDEN DISSYMMETRY OF LIFT. REMARKS- SECTION,6INX12IN,SEPARATED,PORTION OF BLADE SKIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4210
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Point
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