- Date
- June 17, 1979
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1450Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790617014309A
- Case key
- 135931
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1859 79/6/17 PASO ROBLES,CA BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 259 TIME - 1045 N1450 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PASO ROBLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASO ROBLES,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- PREVIOUS HARD LNDGS RESULTED W CONTROL RODS BEING BENT & STRAIGHTENED IN THE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1450
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Paso Robles
N1450Registration cancelled Apr 23, 1980 · Culbertson B-8M GYROCOPTERAirframe modelCulbertson B-8M GYROCOPTEREngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1450 · 1
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