- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1802Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0579 70/1/31 LAKE ELMO,MINN BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 44 TOTAL TIME - 1205 N1802 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE ELMO,MINN LAKE ELMO,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- CONTACTED DRY SURFACE WHILE SLIDING ON ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1802
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Elmo
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