Benson B8MD N1743
15 March 1980 · Pensacola, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 March 1980 at about 11:30 local time, a Benson B8MD registered N1743 was involved in an accident during in flight near Pensacola, Florida, 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pensacola, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Olf Bronson Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Benson B8MD
- Registration
- N1743
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0307
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
1ST FLT AFTER 8-YEAR STORAGE.NOT INSPECTED OR CERTIFICATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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