- Date
- June 12, 1980
- Place
- Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3213Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800612018449A
- Case key
- 130457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2016 80/6/12 HUDSON,NY BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N3213 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUDSON,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSD ACFT PITCH UP & DWN,THEN DSND W LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM.NO PREV PWRD FLT TIME LOGGED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3213
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia
N3213Registration cancelled Mar 30, 1983 · Benson GYROCOPTER B-8MAirframe modelBenson GYROCOPTER B-8M
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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.