- Date
- May 6, 1979
- Place
- Mulberry, FL · MULBERRY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6820ABensen Gyro B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790506009749A
- Case key
- 136617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0792 79/5/6 NR.MULBERRY,FL BENSEN GYRO B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 59, TIME - 1440 N6820A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1252 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIRCLE X DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MULBERRY,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- M/R CONTROL ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6820A
- Reported as
- Bensen Gyro B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Circle X
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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.