Wilson B8M N4274
24 September 1971 · Columbus, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1971 at about 15:55 local time, a Wilson B8M registered N4274 was involved in an accident during in flight near Columbus, Indiana, 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 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bakalar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wilson B8M
- Registration
- N4274
- 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
- 3-1923
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
NR 1 CYL AND PISTON BADLY SCORED. M/R BLADES STRUCK HIGH WEEDS LDG IN SOY BEAN FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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