- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- Hamlin, WV · HAMLIN, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30067Bensen B8M-AX
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0723 71/7/4 HAMLIN,W VA BENSEN B8M-AX CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 2 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N30067 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMLIN,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: DISTRIBUTOR TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT 175FT AGL.ROTOR BLADES HIT FENCE,ACFT OVRTURNED.DISTRIBUTOR POINTS BURNED,PITTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30067
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M-AX
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N30067Registration cancelled Jan 2, 1973 · Bensen Gyrocopter B8M-AXAirframe modelBensen Gyrocopter B8M-AX
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