- Date
- November 6, 1973
- Place
- Salisbury, NC · SALISBURY, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6020Benson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731106035639A
- Case key
- 187829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3865 73/11/6 SALISBURY,NC BENSON B8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0630 N6020 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROWAN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALISBURY,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT DID NOT HAVE ANY FLT TIME FOR PAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6020
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rowan County
N6020Registration cancelled Apr 24, 1974 · Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8MAirframe modelBensen GYROCOPTER 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.