- Date
- March 26, 1968
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N94286Bensen Mccann
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0534 68/3/26 ADELANTO,CALIF BENSEN MCCANN CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47, TIME - 1500 N94286 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 135 TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 285 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TAXI TEST,ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUST OF WIND,ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE,ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94286
- Reported as
- Bensen Mccann
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage
N94286Registration cancelled Sep 9, 1970 · Gerald L Mccann ICARUS MODEL 1Airframe modelGerald L Mccann ICARUS MODEL 1
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