- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- Cotulla, TX · COTULLA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N176EBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780518010019A
- Case key
- 142350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1026 78/5/18 NR.COTULLA,TX BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21, TIME - 1900 N176E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 15 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COTULLA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ENGINE REMOVED.BEING TOWED BY TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176E
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N176ERegistration cancelled May 4, 1981 · William B English B-8MAirframe modelWilliam B English B-8M
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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.