- Date
- August 19, 1979
- Place
- Fayetteville, TN · FAYETTEVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86531Benson R8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790819030449A
- Case key
- 134184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2666 79/8/19 FAYETTEVILLE,TN BENSON R8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 585 TIME - 1630 N86531 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTEVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTEVILLE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- GYROCOPTER OBSERVED FLYING SOUTHEAST FM ARPT AT 100 TO 300FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86531
- Reported as
- Benson R8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fayetteville Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.