Bensen B-8M N8200
4 August 1968 · Turners Fall, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 August 1968 at about 18:00 local time, a Bensen B-8M registered N8200 was involved in an accident during in flight near Turners Fall, Massachusetts, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Turners Fall, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Turners Falls
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B-8M
- Registration
- N8200
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2729
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
FIRST ENG POWERED FLT.DOCTOR STATED PLT WAS A SEVERE MYOPIC CASE. GLASSES WERE NOT FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B-8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1968 | Bensen B-8M | Mt Vernon, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1968 | Bensen B-8M | Shafter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1968 | Bensen B-8M | West Point, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Bensen B-8M | Midland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1968 | Bensen B-8M | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Antioch, Illinois, 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 | - |