Bensen B8M N4476
14 September 1968 · Shelburne, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1968 at about 15:30 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N4476 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Shelburne, Vermont, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelburne, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelburne
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N4476
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4363
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
FOULED SPARK PLUGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1968 | Bensen B8M | Lake Winnebago, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1968 | Bensen B8M | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1968 | Bensen B8M | Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1968 | Bensen B8M | West Liberty, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Bensen B8M | Mickleton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1968 | Bensen B8M | Stormville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |