- Date
- March 15, 1980
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1743Benson B8MD
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800315008849A
- Case key
- 131798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0307 80/3/15 NR.PENSACOLA,FL BENSON B8MD CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, TIME - 1130 N1743 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLF BRONSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- 1ST FLT AFTER 8-YEAR STORAGE.NOT INSPECTED OR CERTIFICATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1743
- Reported as
- Benson B8MD
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Olf Bronson Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.