- Date
- October 2, 1976
- Place
- Gulfstream, FL · GULFSTREAM, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- NONEBensen Gyro
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3993 76/10/2 GULFSTREAM,FL BENSEN GYRO CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 200 TIME - 1545 NONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PROP & ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Bensen Gyro
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed