- Date
- July 16, 1974
- Place
- Harrisburg, PA · HARRISBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1709Bensen B-8-VW
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740716023219A
- Case key
- 130689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2608 74/7/16 HARRISBURG,PA BENSEN B-8-VW CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 152 TIME - 1800 N1709 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POSIC FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRISBURG,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.FLD RUF PASTURE/HAY FLD ROTOR BLADES BOUNCED OR FLAPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1709
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8-VW
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Posic Farm
N1709Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Politza BENSEN B-8-VWAirframe modelPolitza BENSEN B-8-VWEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.