Bensen BM-8M N1479
4 July 1971 · Steuben, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1971 at about 13:00 local time, a Bensen BM-8M registered N1479, operated by Robert M Sarge, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Steuben, Maine, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Steuben, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen BM-8M
- Registration
- N1479
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert M Sarge
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1244
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
PLT HAD NO FORMAL FLT INSTRUCTION. HI SPEED TURNAT LO ALT PRIOR TDN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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