- Date
- May 21, 1967
- Place
- Silver Creek, NY · SILVER CREEK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4773GBensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0185 67/5/21 SILVER CREEK NY BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N4773G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- IMPROPER CARB FUEL/AIR ADJUSTMENT ON NEWLY INSTALLED CARB.ENG DID NOT RESPOND ON GO-AROUND ATTEMPT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4773G
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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