Dabbs B8M N4256Y
8 November 1981 · Garland, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1981 at about 15:30 local time, a Dabbs B8M registered N4256Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Garland, North Carolina, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garland, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dabbs B8M
- Registration
- N4256Y
- 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
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2098
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
BIRD HIT MN ROTOR, ROTOR FAILED, STN 2.OVRSIZE PROP NICKED ROTOR NR STN 1 DRG NEG G TO AVOID BIRDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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