- Date
- October 19, 1981
- Place
- Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3071Bensen B-8
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811019068239A
- Case key
- 123207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2242 81/10/19 JOPLIN,MO BENSEN B-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 769 TIME - 1630 N3071 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOPLIN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOPLIN,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOST ALTITUDE DRG DOWNWIND TURN AFTR TKOF.NOT GYROPLANE RATED.NO CURRENT BFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3071
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joplin Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.