- Date
- September 23, 1978
- Place
- Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1450Benson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780923028399A
- Case key
- 139584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2514 78/9/23 NR.WATSONVILLE,CA BENSON B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 68, UNK/NR TIME - 1330 N1450 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS WATSONVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VW ENGINE HAD BROKEN #3 PISTON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1450
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1450Registration cancelled Apr 23, 1980 · Culbertson B-8M GYROCOPTERAirframe modelCulbertson B-8M GYROCOPTEREngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1450 · 1
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