- Date
- March 23, 1980
- Place
- Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N554ABensen BTS8-M
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800323011699A
- Case key
- 134874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0929 80/3/23 NR.SELMA,AL BENSEN BTS8-M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR TIME - 1540 N554A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELMA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-0.267%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N554A
- Reported as
- Bensen BTS8-M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N554ARegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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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.