- Date
- April 23, 1978
- Place
- Carlisle, AR · CARLISLE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N26083Bensen B8-MG
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780423007159A
- Case key
- 142677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0586 78/4/23 CARLISLE,AR BENSEN B8-MG CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N26083 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLISLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLISLE,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- MCCOULLOUGH POWERPLANT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26083
- Reported as
- Bensen B8-MG
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carlisle Muni
N26083Registration cancelled Jul 15, 2009 · Sims BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelSims BENSEN B-8MEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.