- Date
- June 4, 1977
- Place
- St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3120Bensen B-8-MG
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2557 77/6/4 NR.ST AUGUSTINE,FL BENSEN B-8-MG CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1510 N3120 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST AUGUSTINE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3120
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8-MG
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage