Bensen Gyro B8-M N6889
31 May 1978 · New Hudson, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1978 at about 10:00 local time, a Bensen Gyro B8-M registered N6889 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Hudson, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Hudson, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Hudson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen Gyro B8-M
- Registration
- N6889
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1415
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PILOT HAD NO GYROPLANE RATING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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