Benson GYROCOPTER N9985F
1 October 1982 · Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1982 at about 20:40 local time, a Benson GYROCOPTER registered N9985F, operated by Gory W. Davis, was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 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 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt. Vernon Wynkoop (664)
- Coordinates
- 40.3903, -82.4708
- Aircraft
- Benson GYROCOPTER
- Registration
- N9985F
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gory W. Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mt. Vernon → Mt. Vernon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA001
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
THE GYROCOPTER PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD, BOUNCED AND THEN NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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