- Date
- February 23, 1964
- Place
- Smithfield, RI · SMITHFIELD, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8756RBenson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0043 64/2/23 SMITHFIELD RI BENSON B8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 162 TIME - 1400 N8756R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8756R
- Reported as
- Benson B8M
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smithfield
N8756RRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 1971 · Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8MAirframe modelBensen GYROCOPTER B-8M
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