- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- Pratt, KS · PRATT, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9144Bensen B-8
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130629
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1970 70/5/2 PRATT,KANS BENSEN B-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N9144 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATT MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRATT,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FLARED TOO SOON FOR LDG.DID NOT PROPERLY CTL VERT DESCENT.M/R BLADES AND PROP DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9144
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pratt Municipal
N9144Registration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Bensen B-8Airframe modelBensen B-8Engine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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Other investigations on N9144 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.