- Date
- September 16, 1973
- Place
- East Moriches, NY · EAST MORICHES, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6890Bensen B8-M
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730916030369A
- Case key
- 188644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2604 73/9/16 EAST MORICHES,NY BENSEN B8-M CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N6890 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPADAROS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST MORICHES,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT ELECTED TO CUT PWR,ACFT DROPPED FROM ABT 20FT AGL,T/D ON ALL 3 WHEELS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6890
- Reported as
- Bensen B8-M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spadaros
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.