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NTSB accident investigation · Benson B8M · Manville, NJ · June 10, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1964
Place
Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N371YBenson B8M
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183497

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0204  64/6/10    MANVILLE NJ         BENSON B8M          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 27, 0
        TIME - 1200                    N371Y               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL

Aircraft

Registration
N371Y
Reported as
Benson B8M
Category
Helicopter, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kupper

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.