- Date
- June 29, 1971
- Place
- Aruba, AA · ARUBA, Aruba
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N10VBBensen BM8
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0011 71/6/29 ARUBA,ANTILLES BENSEN BM8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1929 TIME - 1210 N10VB PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARUBA,ANTILLES LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10VB
- Reported as
- Bensen BM8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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