- Date
- July 19, 1977
- Place
- Shelton, WA · SHELTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65360Taylor B8M
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770719021479A
- Case key
- 145989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2902 77/7/19 SHELTON,WA TAYLOR B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1210 N65360 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELTON,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION REMARKS- MCCULLOUGH 4318A ENGINE.PREROTATOR FLEX SHAFT UNCPLD,MOVED INTO PROP ARC.M/R STRUCK RUDDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65360
- Reported as
- Taylor B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sanderson Field
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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.