Lindsay Davis BENSON B8M N4453D
13 August 1984 · Gross Ile, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1984 at about 23:10 local time, a Lindsay Davis BENSON B8M registered N4453D was involved in an accident near Gross Ile, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gross Ile, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grosse Ile (2G5)
- Coordinates
- 42.1307, -83.1502
- Aircraft
- Lindsay Davis BENSON B8M
- Registration
- N4453D
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grosse Ile → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA347
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 STUDENT PILOT WAS IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN HE NOTICED THE ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP EXCEEDING THE RED LINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE TEMP BY REDUCING THE ENG RPM BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE ACFT TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND AT APRX 1000 FT FROM THE RWY, THE END QUIT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED A SCORCHED CYCLINDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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