- Date
- March 7, 1976
- Place
- Holtville, CA · HOLTVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21CFBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760307006949A
- Case key
- 153167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0577 76/3/7 NR.HOLTVILLE,CA BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, UNK/NR TIME - 1400 N21CF PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLTVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLTVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WOODEN PROPELLER AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE CAME IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. BLADES FOLDED UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21CF
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Holtville
N21CFRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 1976 · Farrington BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelFarrington BENSEN B-8M
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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.