Benson B7 N9643Z
10 July 1965 · Adelanto Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1965 at about 08:35 local time, a Benson B7 registered N9643Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Adelanto Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Benson B7
- Registration
- N9643Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0493
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TERRAIN WAS SNOW WHITE LEVEL HARD SAND MAKING JUDGMENT OF HEIGHT DIFFICULT-AIRCRAFT HAD NO ALTIMTR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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