- Date
- May 22, 1970
- Place
- Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- NONEBensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2739 70/5/22 LEWISTON,ID BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39, 4 TIME - 1621 NONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWISTON-NEZ PERC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTON,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT SAID PERFORMING TAXI TESTS.ACFT OBSVD IN FLT 8-10FT AGL,DRFTD OFF RWY OVERTURNED.NOT REGISTERD
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewiston-Nez Perc