- Date
- September 1, 1978
- Place
- Bayport, NY · BAYPORT, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16654Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780901033799A
- Case key
- 139365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3576 78/9/1 BAYPORT,NY BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 612 TIME - 1505 N16654 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAYPORT,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- TURNED CROSSWIND AFTER TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16654
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Edwards
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.