- Date
- May 5, 1974
- Place
- Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17245Ballard B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740505018449A
- Case key
- 124748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1663 74/5/5 INYOKERN,CALIF BALLARD B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 199 TIME - 1515 N17245 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INYOKERN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT STATED HE LANDED TOO FAST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17245
- Reported as
- Ballard B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Inyokern
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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.