- Date
- November 23, 1973
- Place
- Olney, TX · OLNEY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6237Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731123037519A
- Case key
- 173500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3534 73/11/23 OLNEY,TEX BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 53, TIME - 1700 N6237 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 62 TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLNEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLNEY,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 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 TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SETTLED WITH PWR ON DOWNWIND LEG,GUSTS TO 25K.PLT FAILED RECENT PHYSICAL EXAM,HI BLOOD PRESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6237
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Olney
FAA reports on this event · 1
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