- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8068HBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810731046209A
- Case key
- 124457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2238 81/7/31 COLUMBIA,MO BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2005 N8068H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 1490 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E.W.COTTON WOODS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- CRASHED DRG 360DEG TURN AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8068H
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- E.W.Cotton Woods
N8068HRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 1983 · Andrews Floyd BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelAndrews Floyd BENSEN B-8M
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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.