Bensen B-8M N3776N
8 September 1980 · Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1980 at about 09:28 local time, a Bensen B-8M registered N3776N was involved in an accident during in flight near Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B-8M
- Registration
- N3776N
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elizabethtown, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3308
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
WITNESSES OBSD ACFT TUMBLE TO THE GND AFTER HEARING THE ENG PWR DROP TO APRX IDLE RPM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B-8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1980 | Bensen B-8M | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1980 | Bensen B-8M | Franksville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1980 | Bensen B-8M | Quincy, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1980 | Bensen B-8M | Hudson, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Bensen B-8M | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1981 | Bensen B-8M | Sandin, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |