- Date
- May 30, 1970
- Place
- Charlestown, RI · CHARLESTOWN, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8212Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1025 70/5/30 CHARLESTOWN,RI BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N8212 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTOWN NAVAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W KINGSTON,RI WESTERLY STATE PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - SANDY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PISTON RING FAILURE IN NR 4 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8212
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlestown Naval
N8212Registration cancelled Dec 15, 2014 · Gordon BENSEN B-8CBG-1Airframe modelGordon BENSEN B-8CBG-1Engine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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