- Date
- September 8, 1973
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3196Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730908030319A
- Case key
- 188497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2951 73/9/8 SALINAS,CALIF BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 254 TIME - 1500 N3196 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- PILE OF DIRT 2FT HIGH AND 3FT LONG OBSCURED BY GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3196
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3196 · 1
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