- Date
- June 18, 1971
- Place
- Ames, IA · AMES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6519Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2071 71/6/18 AMES,IOWA BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 29, TIME - 1800 N6519 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 215 TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMES,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- AVOIDED WIRES AFT PWR LOSS,ALT TOO LO TO EFFECT RCVRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6519
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage