- Date
- August 27, 1966
- Place
- Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N68682Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0730 66/8/27 RICHLAND WASH BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N68682 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- TURNED DOWN WIND-LOST LIFT-LANDED IN SANDY AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68682
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richland
N68682Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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