- Date
- March 1, 1970
- Place
- Bridgeton, NJ · BRIDGETON, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59324Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0725 70/3/1 BRIDGETON,NJ BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 61, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N59324 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGETON,NJ BRIDGETON,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ROTOR HIT RUDDER AND PROP DURING PULL UP FROM LOW PASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59324
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bucks
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