- Date
- April 1, 1972
- Place
- Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4338Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0161 72/4/1 CHANDLER,ARIZ BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1950 N4338 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODYEAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,ARIZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED ROTOR BLADE HIT PROP PRIOR TO GND IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4338
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Goodyear
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