- Date
- February 15, 1973
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2546Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730215004369A
- Case key
- 169858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0410 73/2/15 SALINAS,CALIF BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1422 N2546 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS DEPARTURE POINT LAST ENROUTE STOP SALINAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- OWNER INSTLD BRG BLOCK BACKWARDS ON GIMBLE HEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2546
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salinas
N2546Registration cancelled Apr 22, 1974 · Klinefelter BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelKlinefelter BENSEN 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.
Other investigations on N2546 · 1
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