- Date
- April 22, 1967
- Place
- George Afb, CA · GEORGE AFB, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2257CBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0151 67/4/22 NR.GEORGE AFB CALIF BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N2257C PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 44, 5092 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DRY LKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- THE CAUSE OF PROPELLER FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2257C
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage Dry Lke
N2257CRegistration cancelled May 16, 2013 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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