- Date
- July 27, 1968
- Place
- Midland, OR · MIDLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- NNONEBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4202 68/7/27 MIDLAND,OREG BENSEN B-8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 95 TOTAL TIME - 0830 NNONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- CRASHED IN INVERTED POSITION FROM 150 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NNONE
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage