- Date
- October 25, 1981
- Place
- Yolo, CA · YOLO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- NONEBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123806
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2316 81/10/25 YOLO,CA BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 398 TIME - 1600 NONE PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIEGO ROAD STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YOLO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- UN TO MAINT ALT AFTER TURNING DNWND.PLT SUSPECTED IMPROPER PITCH ADJUSTMENT OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riego Road Strip