- Date
- April 9, 1974
- Place
- Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73691Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740409012469A
- Case key
- 124398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1082 74/4/9 DAVIS,CALIF BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 0 TOTAL TIME - 0955 N73691 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVIS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- VW-1600 AUTO ENGINE.PILOT HAD 14 HOURS TOW TIME ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73691
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yolo County
N73691Registration cancelled Jan 31, 1981 · Sullivan BENSEN B8MAirframe modelSullivan BENSEN B8MEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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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.