Plane Crash List

John Patrick Coleman BENSEN B-8M N4579C

12 November 1985 · Eureka, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 November 1985 at about 21:45 local time, a John Patrick Coleman BENSEN B-8M registered N4579C was involved in an accident near Eureka, California, 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 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Eureka, California, United States
Coordinates
40.8003, -124.1494
Aircraft
John Patrick Coleman BENSEN B-8M
Registration
N4579C
Category
Gyrocraft
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eureka → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86FVD02

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

ON NOVEMBER 12, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 PST AN AMATEUR BUILT BENSEN B-8M AIRCRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY JOHN PATRICK COLEMAN CRASHED WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EUREKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 PST. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE 'MAKE A SHRP TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO INVERT AND FALL TO THE EARTH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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