ZILWAUKER, MI, USA
N9463A
BENSEN BM8
DURING FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1500 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A STEEP APPROACH TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD SURROUNDED BY POWER LINES. HE STATED THAT DURING AN EXTREME FLARE TO STOP THE FORWARD FLIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT THE GROUND AND THE ROTOR MAST FAILED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 PISTONS WERE DAMAGED BY NEEDLE BEARINGS FROM THE NO. 2 WRIST PIN, MCCULLOCK PN GB138X.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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