- Date
- October 9, 1980
- Place
- Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N475Benson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2698 80/10/9 TULSA,OK BENSON B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1500 N475 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NON-US CITIZEN,RECORDS NOT AVBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N475
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jones
N475Registration cancelled Dec 13, 2012 · Clifton BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelClifton BENSEN B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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