- Date
- July 19, 1980
- Place
- Montgomery Cy, MO · MONTGOMERY CY, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9981Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800719025629A
- Case key
- 129924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1613 80/7/19 MONTGOMERY CY,MO BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 333 TIME - 1405 N9981 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY WEHRMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY CY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MCCULLOCH 4318A ENG,IN GYROCOPTER.HIT PWR LN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9981
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery Wehrma
N9981Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Robert Lindsay B-8MAirframe modelRobert Lindsay B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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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.