Bowermaster B-8M N10343
10 November 1993 · Cowpens, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1993 at about 21:53 local time, a Bowermaster B-8M registered N10343 was involved in an accident near Cowpens, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cowpens, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 35.0100, -81.8008
- Aircraft
- Bowermaster B-8M
- Registration
- N10343
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL94LA013
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED FROM UNPORTED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK DUE TO INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON FINAL APPROACH, THE GYROPLANE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT FORCE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN TREES SHORT OF THE LANDING AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE TANKS WERE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUEL SLOSHING AND THAT THIS MAY CAUSE FUEL STARVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1993 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 May 1993 | Rapp VAN'S RV-4 | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | Rapp, Russell D. | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1993 | Jones LIGHTNING BUG 2 | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | Jones, Howell C. JR. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1993 | Cessna 172F | Ravenel, South Carolina, United States | Hall, William J. | Minor injuries | - |