- Date
- October 16, 1964
- Place
- Berea, KY · BEREA, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3402GBensen Gyro B8MEJ
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0782 64/10/16 BEREA KY BENSEN GYRO B8MEJ CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 37, TIME - 1715 N3402G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LACKEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- INTENT TO FLY NOT DETERMINED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3402G
- Reported as
- Bensen Gyro B8MEJ
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lackey
N3402GRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2020 · Bensen B-8MEJAirframe modelBensen B-8MEJEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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