- Date
- October 22, 1977
- Place
- Rogers, AR · ROGERS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4355Benson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771022031129A
- Case key
- 145200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2731 77/10/22 ROGERS,AR BENSON B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 3 TOTAL TIME - 1820 N4355 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROGERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROGERS,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4355
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rogers
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4355 · 2
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