Bensen KEB N9672Z
22 November 1970 · Adelanto, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 November 1970 at about 09:55 local time, a Bensen KEB registered N9672Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Adelanto, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen KEB
- Registration
- N9672Z
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- El Mirage Dry Lake → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4230
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
ROTOR INSTALLED BY PLT.ROTOR SPINDLE RETAINING NUT NOT SAFETIED.ROTOR ASSY SEPARATED FROM MAST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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