- Date
- November 10, 1974
- Place
- St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9742Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741110040149A
- Case key
- 142938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3854 74/11/10 ST AUGUSTINE,FLA BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4478 TIME - 1655 N9742 PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST AUGUSTINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST AUGUSTINE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- BENT AXLE,BROKE ROTOR BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9742
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Augustine
N9742Registration cancelled May 29, 2013 · Gateley BENSEN B8MAirframe modelGateley BENSEN B8MEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.