- Date
- November 23, 1968
- Place
- Marion, MA · MARION, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N59284Bensen B-8
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4378 68/11/23 MARION,MASS BENSEN B-8 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 499 TIME - 1455 N59284 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FAILED TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE G LOADING ON M/R. CRASHED ON ROCKS IN WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59284
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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