Accident · 1996-04-04

NTSB case FTW96LA161 · Bensen GYROPLANE · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-04-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bensen GYROPLANE (NONE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate coordination with the spectator, concerning the spectator's need to remain clear of the takeoff area, and the spectator's failure to remain clear of the takeoff area. A factor relating to the accident was: the spectator's distorted perception of distance, while viewing the aircraft through a camera view finder.

Source: NTSB case FTW96LA161

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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