- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Place
- Laurens, SC · LAURENS, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6536Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761016032579A
- Case key
- 156752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3735 76/10/16 NR.LAURENS,SC BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, UNK/NR TIME - 1715 N6536 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURENS CO AIRPT. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAURENS,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND ENG DRIVEN PROPELLER MADE CONTACT DURING PLT INDUCED STALL MANEUVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6536
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Laurens Co Airpt.
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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