- Date
- May 20, 1970
- Place
- Enterprise, AL · ENTERPRISE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8183Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0683 70/5/20 ENTERPRISE,ALA BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N8183 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 18 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENTERPRISE,ALA ENTERPRISE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- POSSIBLE INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION DUE TO IMPROPER GAS/OIL RATIO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8183
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Enterprise
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