Taylor B8M N65360
19 July 1977 · Shelton, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 July 1977 at about 12:10 local time, a Taylor B8M registered N65360 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Shelton, Washington, 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanderson Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylor B8M
- Registration
- N65360
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2902
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
MCCULLOUGH 4318A ENGINE.PREROTATOR FLEX SHAFT UNCPLD, MOVED INTO PROP ARC.M/R STRUCK RUDDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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