Bensen B8-M N24133
12 December 1966 · Dowagiac Mich, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1966 at about 15:30 local time, a Bensen B8-M registered N24133 was involved in an accident during in flight near Dowagiac Mich, Michigan, 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
- Dowagiac Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8-M
- Registration
- N24133
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1174
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
IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LDG GR WAS MORE RIGID THANDESIGN INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIED.BLADE FAILD DOWNWRD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1966 | Bensen B8-M | Albany Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1966 | Bensen B8 | Dale Robertsn Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1967 | Bensen B8 | Deblois Me, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1968 | Bensen B8-M | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Bensen B8-M | Hemet, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1971 | Bensen B8-M | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |