Bensen B8M N4683S
22 October 1966 · Morrisville Nc, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 October 1966 at about 11:35 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N4683S was involved in an accident during in flight near Morrisville Nc, North Carolina, 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 11:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morrisville Nc, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Raleigh-Durham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N4683S
- 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
- 2-1006
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
PLT.PORPOISED ACFT AT HI SPEED.ZERO G CONDITION CAUSED LOSS OF BLADE CONING ACTION.HIT GRND INVRTD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1966 | Bensen B8M | Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1966 | Bensen B8M | Wilmington Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Bensen B8M | Del Rio Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Bensen B8M | Richland Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1966 | Bensen B8M | Benton Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1966 | Bensen B8M | Suffolk Va., Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |