- Date
- May 31, 1976
- Place
- Mulberry, FL · MULBERRY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8GBBelden B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760531016249A
- Case key
- 153957
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1510 76/5/31 MULBERRY,FL BELDEN B-8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 56, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1155 N8GB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIRCLE-X DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MULBERRY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8GB
- Reported as
- Belden B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Circle-X
N8GBRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Belden B-8MAirframe modelBelden 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.