- Date
- October 11, 1975
- Place
- Jasper, GA · JASPER, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7457Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751011037179A
- Case key
- 151476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3756 75/10/11 NR.JASPER,GA BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 103 TIME - 1100 N7457 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JASPER,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - WIND SHEAR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DAMAGE TO ROTOR CAUSED BY OBJECT SUCH AS A BULLET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7457
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jasper
N7457Registration cancelled Mar 3, 2006 · Kile BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelKile BENSEN B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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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.