Bensen B-8 N3071

19 October 1981 · Joplin, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 October 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Bensen B-8 registered N3071 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Joplin, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 October 1981 at 16:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport: Joplin Muni
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bensen B-8
Registration: N3071
Category: Gyroplane
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2242

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	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

LOST ALTITUDE DRG DOWNWIND TURN AFTR TKOF.NOT GYROPLANE RATED.NO CURRENT BFR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2242, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
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18 Mar 1971	Bensen B-8 N9754	Tehachapi, California, United States no coordinates	Martin F Hanso	No injuries	-

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