- Date
- August 23, 1980
- Place
- Vega Baja, PR · VEGA BAJA, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2294Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800823039079A
- Case key
- 129347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2880 80/8/23 NR.VEGA BAJA,PR BENSEN B8M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 6150 TIME - 1330 N2294 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORTUGERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VEGA BAJA,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: DISTRIBUTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DISTRIBUTOR IN VW ENG SEIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2294
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tortugero
N2294Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Toothaker-Bensen B-8MAirframe modelToothaker-Bensen B-8MEngine modelMenasco 0-45
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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.