Aviation Crash Map

Bensen B-8M N1493

20 April 1969 · Middletown, Ohio, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 20 April 1969 at about 15:40 local time, a Bensen B-8M registered N1493 was involved in an accident during in flight near Middletown, Ohio, 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 15:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Hook
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bensen B-8M
Registration
N1493
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
3-1273

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

ACFT OBSERVED TO NOSE OVER SHARPLY AT APROX 45 DEG ANGLE AND DIVE TO THE GRND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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