- Date
- May 7, 1981
- Place
- Kirbyville, TX · KIRBYVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8487BBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810507022859A
- Case key
- 126184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0786 81/5/7 KIRBYVILLE,TX BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1850 N8487B PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRBYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIRBYVILLE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- ACFT BGN DSNDG AFTER PLT ENTERED TURN AFTER TKOF.TOTAL TIME IN ROTORCRAFT 0.3HR.NO DUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8487B
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kirbyville
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.