McBee Am B8 N291M
24 March 1968 · Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 March 1968 at about 12:00 local time, a McBee Am B8 registered N291M was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lewis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McBee Am B8
- Registration
- N291M
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0008
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WENT INTO DITCH WHILE TAXIING ON RD.PLT THROWN OUT, HIT BY PROP, DIED 3/26/68.NO SEAT BELT INSTALLED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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