- Date
- June 20, 1980
- Place
- Frederick, OK · FREDERICK, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4355Benson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800620019989A
- Case key
- 130402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1718 80/6/20 FREDERICK,OK BENSON B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24, TIME - 1430 N4355 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 130 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERICK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICK,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- OBSD IN STEEP TURNS/DIVES.MAIN ROTOR SEPD,BLADES BENT UPWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4355
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Frederick Muni
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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.
Other investigations on N4355 · 2
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