- Date
- July 2, 1974
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- NONEBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1740 74/7/2 MESA,ARIZ BENSEN B8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1410 NONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 25, 1986 TOTAL HOURS, 3 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 115 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED TO R TAIL LOW & HIT RWY.PLT MILITARY HELI RATED.ACFT UNCERT,NOT REG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falcon