Bensen G-1D N777GD
28 April 1978 · Tacoma, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 April 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Bensen G-1D registered N777GD was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tacoma, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Tacoma
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen G-1D
- Registration
- N777GD
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0695
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
ACFT NOSED OVER ON DOWNWIND LEG & CRASHED ALMOSTINVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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