- Date
- February 18, 1973
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1571Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730218003089A
- Case key
- 169859
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0411 73/2/18 ADELANTO,CALIF BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 34 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N1571 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. 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 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- MCCULLOCH ENG.NO FLT INSTR ENDORCEMENT FOR SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1571
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage
N1571Registration cancelled Apr 11, 2011 · Ben 48MAirframe modelBen 48MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.