- Date
- November 12, 1972
- Place
- Reddington, NJ · REDDINGTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59391Bensen Gyro B8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1688 72/11/12 REDDINGTON,NJ BENSEN GYRO B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, UNK/NR TIME - 1230 N59391 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG,AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDINGTON,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR MAST FWD SUPPORT CABLE LOOSE.CABLE PULLED OUT OF NICOPRESS SLEEVE,ROTOR HIT RUDDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59391
- Reported as
- Bensen Gyro B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Solberg,Airport
N59391Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Dombrowski Bensen Gyro B8MAirframe modelDombrowski Bensen Gyro B8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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