- Date
- June 30, 1974
- Place
- Fairhope, AL · FAIRHOPE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N62518Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740630019769A
- Case key
- 128103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1905 74/6/30 FAIRHOPE,ALA BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 72, 109 TIME - 1700 N62518 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLUMP AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRHOPE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HIT RUF PLACE IN SOD RWY.PLT TRIED TO PULL ACFT INTO AIR.ACFT DID NOT RESPOND DUE LOSS OF L WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62518
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klump Airstrip
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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.