- Date
- January 10, 1975
- Place
- Kellogg, ID · KELLOGG, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2946Bensen B8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750110000199A
- Case key
- 146908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0114 75/1/10 KELLOGG,ID BENSEN B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 558 TIME - 1215 N2946 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOSHONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KELLOGG,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PREV DMG TO CTL BAR.SLIGHT VIBRATION.LNDD IN SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2946
- Reported as
- Bensen B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shoshone
N2946Registration cancelled May 30, 1975 · Kannegaard Ray BENSON B-8MAirframe modelKannegaard Ray BENSON B-8M
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.