- Date
- November 5, 1970
- Place
- Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2436Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4543 70/11/5 LAKE ELMO,MINN BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 28, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N2436 PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE ELMO,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATION FLT. ACFT FLOWN 8 HRS AS GYRO GLIDER PLUS SEVERAL HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2436
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Elmo
N2436Registration cancelled Jan 15, 2019 · Kretsinger BENSEN B8MAirframe modelKretsinger BENSEN B8MEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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Other investigations on N2436 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA15CA109Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaple Plain, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a loss of control, and a collision with terrain.NTSB CHI00LA075Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWayzata, MNthe pilot's poor inflight planning in that he turned into a tailwind which resulted in diminished airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, low altitude maneuvering, the snow covered terrain, and the pilot's inability to successfully…