- Date
- September 1, 1972
- Place
- Milford, CT · MILFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4789Gage B8MW
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0791 72/9/1 MILFORD,CONN GAGE B8MW CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 31 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N4789 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILFORD,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT HIT WATER NOSE DOWN. PLT HAD NO INSTRUCTION IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4789
- Reported as
- Gage B8MW
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4789Registration cancelled Aug 28, 2007 · Harlan Gage B-8MWAirframe modelHarlan Gage B-8MWEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.