- Date
- July 20, 1972
- Place
- Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3685Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1053 72/7/20 OLYMPIA,WASH BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 408 TIME - 1700 N3685 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLYMPIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLYMPIA,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LOST CTL PRACTISING LOW ALT MANEUVERS. PLTS GYRO COPTER QUALICATION UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3685
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Olympia
N3685Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2017 · Browing BENSEN B-8MAirframe modelBrowing BENSEN B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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