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Bensen B8M N9729N

12 July 1985 · Hebron, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1985 at about 01:00 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N9729N was involved in an accident near Hebron, Ohio, 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hebron, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
39.9603, -82.4899
Aircraft
Bensen B8M
Registration
N9729N
Category
Gyrocraft
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA289

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

THE GYROCOPTER LOST PARTIAL PWR WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND THE PLT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION INTO A CORN FIELD. THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND LOOSE AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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