- Date
- October 21, 1968
- Place
- Anoka, MN · ANOKA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1802Bensen B8-M
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108003
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3755 68/10/21 ANOKA,MINN BENSEN B8-M CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1010 N1802 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO 4 CYL PISTON SEIZED DUE TO PRE-IGNITION CAUSED BY SPARK PLUGS WITH IMPROPER HEAT RANGE FOR ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1802
- Reported as
- Bensen B8-M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anoka County
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