- Date
- August 17, 1969
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ · SAN MANUEL, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4454Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3293 69/8/17 SAN MANUEL,ARIZ BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N4454 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN MANUEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN MANUEL,ARIZ SAN MANUEL,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- ROTOR BLADE HIT RUDDER AND PROP DURING L TURN OVER ARPT.RUDDER,PARTS OF RTR BLADE AND PROP SEPRATD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4454
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Manuel
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