- Date
- November 26, 1968
- Place
- Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1056Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192071
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4939 68/11/26 STORMVILLE,NY BENSEN B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 97 TOTAL TIME - 0820 N1056 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STORMVILLE,NY STORMVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- M/R DISINTEGRATED DUE TO METAL SPAR FAILURE AT LAST BOLT HOLE OUTBOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1056
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stormville
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