- Date
- September 27, 1967
- Place
- Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- NNONEBensen BMX8
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0826 67/9/27 POTTSTOWN,PA BENSEN BMX8 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 481 TIME - 1130 NNONE PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN LIMRICK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT HAD 12 MIN IN TYPE.LANDED IN CRAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NNONE
- Reported as
- Bensen BMX8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pottstown Limrick