- Date
- July 7, 1974
- Place
- Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6965Bensen B-8
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740707019339A
- Case key
- 128281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1658 74/7/7 NR.CORONA,CALIF BENSEN B-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24, TIME - 1115 N6965 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 20 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORONA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GYROCOPTER TURNED OVER IN SOFT SAND DURING EMRG LDG IN RIVER BED.NO DUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6965
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6965Registration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Stewart BENSEN B8 GYROCOPTERAirframe modelStewart BENSEN B8 GYROCOPTEREngine 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.