- Date
- May 12, 1974
- Place
- Temple, TX · TEMPLE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6891ABensen 8M-KCA
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740512020169A
- Case key
- 125970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1787 74/5/12 TEMPLE,TEX BENSEN 8M-KCA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40, TIME - 1330 N6891A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAUGHON-MILLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEMPLE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- MILITARY RATED. NO PREV FLT TIME IN TYPE.ACFT SETTLED DRG TURN TO BASE LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6891A
- Reported as
- Bensen 8M-KCA
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Draughon-Miller
N6891ARegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Bensen Amateur 8M-KCAAirframe modelBensen Amateur 8M-KCAEngine 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.