- Date
- February 6, 1972
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4755GBensen B8-M
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0717 72/2/6 ADELANTO,CALIF BENSEN B8-M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N4755G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- COPTER OBSRVD DSNDG IN STEEP NS DN ATT FM 60FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4755G
- Reported as
- Bensen B8-M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- El Mirage
N4755GRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 1972 · Noyes-Chandler BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelNoyes-Chandler BENSEN B-8M
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