- Date
- September 7, 1974
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8183Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740907034029A
- Case key
- 138870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3201 74/9/7 NR.RENO,NEV BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4040 TIME - 1245 N8183 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- RUDDER SEPARATED INFLIGHT DUE TO ROTOR BLADE CONTACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8183
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stead
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8183 · 1
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