Bensen GYRO N3783T
24 March 1980 · Los Fresnos, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 March 1980 at about 10:30 local time, a Bensen GYRO registered N3783T was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Fresnos, Texas, 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 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Fresnos, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen GYRO
- Registration
- N3783T
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Benito, Tx → Cameron, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0565
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 BLADE FLX'D INTO RUDDER IN FLIGHT.ARPT WIND RPT'D G25 KTS.WIND AT ACDT SITE RPT'D 25G45 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen GYRO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1980 | Bensen GYRO | Quapaw, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1979 | Bensen GYRO | Mountain Grove, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1976 | Bensen GYRO | Gulfstream, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |