- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- Winona, MN · WINONA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47199Benson RW-B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780902027539A
- Case key
- 140137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2485 78/9/2 WINONA,MN BENSON RW-B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1850 N47199 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINONA-MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINONA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MCCULLOCH O-100-1 ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47199
- Reported as
- Benson RW-B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winona-Montgomery
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.